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Chapter II
HARD TIMES. How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone! It tries our hearts and brings tears to our eyes to lay them in the ground. But shall we never, never see them again? Yes, when we have taken the same journey, when we have closed our eyes on earth and opened them in heaven.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!”
not friendly or close
From this reading “How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes, when we have taken the same journey, when we have closed our eyes on earth and opened them in heaven.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, when we have taken the same journey, when we have closed our eyes on earth and opened them in heaven.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It tries our hearts and brings tears to our eyes to lay them in the ground.
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From this reading It tries our hearts and brings tears to our eyes to lay them in the ground.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But shall we never, never see them again?
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From this reading Yes, when we have taken the same journey, when we have closed our eyes on earth and opened them in heaven.
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
not friendly or close
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading It tries our hearts and brings tears to our eyes to lay them in the ground.
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading It tries our hearts and brings tears to our eyes to lay them in the ground.
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From this reading HARD TIMES.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading It tries our hearts and brings tears to our eyes to lay them in the ground.
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From this reading Yes, when we have taken the same journey, when we have closed our eyes on earth and opened them in heaven.
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It tries our hearts and brings tears to our eyes to lay them in the ground.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It tries our hearts and brings tears to our eyes to lay them in the ground.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yes, when we have taken the same journey, when we have closed our eyes on earth and opened them in heaven.
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading It tries our hearts and brings tears to our eyes to lay them in the ground.
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
not any; not one
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading Yes, when we have taken the same journey, when we have closed our eyes on earth and opened them in heaven.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It tries our hearts and brings tears to our eyes to lay them in the ground.
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, when we have taken the same journey, when we have closed our eyes on earth and opened them in heaven.
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading Yes, when we have taken the same journey, when we have closed our eyes on earth and opened them in heaven.
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From this reading It tries our hearts and brings tears to our eyes to lay them in the ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It tries our hearts and brings tears to our eyes to lay them in the ground.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading HARD TIMES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading It tries our hearts and brings tears to our eyes to lay them in the ground.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
at the time that
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
which person or people
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading How lonesome the days when dear friends leave us to return no more, whom we never shall see again on earth, who will send us no message or letter of love from the far distant land whither they have gone!
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From this reading Yes, when we have taken the same journey, when we have closed our eyes on earth and opened them in heaven.
