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Chapter XXII
JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest. --Snow Bound. Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business. The May morning was ideal. Through the front door the sounds of the street drifted in.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.”
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The May morning was ideal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The May morning was ideal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through the front door the sounds of the street drifted in.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
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From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.
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From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
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From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
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From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
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From this reading --Snow Bound.
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From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.
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From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
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From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
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From this reading Through the front door the sounds of the street drifted in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the front door the sounds of the street drifted in.
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From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the front door the sounds of the street drifted in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.
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From this reading The May morning was ideal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The May morning was ideal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The May morning was ideal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Snow Bound.
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From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the front door the sounds of the street drifted in.
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From this reading Through the front door the sounds of the street drifted in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the front door the sounds of the street drifted in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The May morning was ideal.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.
