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Chapter V
VIXEN. The birds were taken by surprise next morning. Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own. Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made. Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The birds were taken by surprise next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The birds were taken by surprise next morning.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.”
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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 Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
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From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
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From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
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From this reading The birds were taken by surprise next morning.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
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From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The birds were taken by surprise next morning.
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From this reading Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.
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From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
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From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
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From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
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From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
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From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
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From this reading Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
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From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
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From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
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From this reading Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.
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From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
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From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
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From this reading Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.
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From this reading Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
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From this reading Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birds were taken by surprise next morning.
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From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
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From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
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From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birds were taken by surprise next morning.
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From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
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From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
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From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
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From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
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From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
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From this reading Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.
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From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.
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From this reading Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.
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From this reading The birds were taken by surprise next morning.
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From this reading The birds were taken by surprise next morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The birds were taken by surprise next morning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
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From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.
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From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
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From this reading VIXEN.
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From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The birds were taken by surprise next morning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Long before Mr. Falkirk was up, before the house was fairly astir with servants, there was a new voice in their concert; one almost as busy and musical as their own.
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From this reading Reo Hartshorne--the sturdy gardener and lodge-keeper--thought so, listening with wonder to hear what a change it made.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wych Hazel had found him out planting flowers for her, and with his hand taken in both hers had finished the half-begun recognition of last night.
