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Chapter XLIV
THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound! Bring forth the harp, and the psaltry, and the sackbut! For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride. Now are the walls of heaven built four-square, and to-day was the roof-beam hung with garlands. 'Tis but a small heaven, yet is it big enough for two,--and Mike is flying north, flying north, through the midnight, to fetch his bride.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'Tis but a small heaven, yet is it big enough for two,--and Mike is flying north, flying north, through the midnight, to fetch his bride.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “'Tis but a small heaven, yet is it big enough for two,--and Mike is flying north, flying north, through the midnight, to fetch his bride.”
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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 THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
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From this reading THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now are the walls of heaven built four-square, and to-day was the roof-beam hung with garlands.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
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From this reading 'Tis but a small heaven, yet is it big enough for two,--and Mike is flying north, flying north, through the midnight, to fetch his bride.
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From this reading THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
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From this reading For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.
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From this reading Bring forth the harp, and the psaltry, and the sackbut!
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From this reading Now are the walls of heaven built four-square, and to-day was the roof-beam hung with garlands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Tis but a small heaven, yet is it big enough for two,--and Mike is flying north, flying north, through the midnight, to fetch his bride.
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From this reading THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
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From this reading 'Tis but a small heaven, yet is it big enough for two,--and Mike is flying north, flying north, through the midnight, to fetch his bride.
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From this reading THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
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From this reading For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.
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From this reading For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.
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From this reading Bring forth the harp, and the psaltry, and the sackbut!
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From this reading Now are the walls of heaven built four-square, and to-day was the roof-beam hung with garlands.
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From this reading Now are the walls of heaven built four-square, and to-day was the roof-beam hung with garlands.
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From this reading Bring forth the harp, and the psaltry, and the sackbut!
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From this reading Now are the walls of heaven built four-square, and to-day was the roof-beam hung with garlands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.
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From this reading Now are the walls of heaven built four-square, and to-day was the roof-beam hung with garlands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Tis but a small heaven, yet is it big enough for two,--and Mike is flying north, flying north, through the midnight, to fetch his bride.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.
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From this reading 'Tis but a small heaven, yet is it big enough for two,--and Mike is flying north, flying north, through the midnight, to fetch his bride.
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From this reading For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.
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From this reading For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.
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From this reading THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
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From this reading THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
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From this reading Bring forth the harp, and the psaltry, and the sackbut!
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From this reading Now are the walls of heaven built four-square, and to-day was the roof-beam hung with garlands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bring forth the harp, and the psaltry, and the sackbut!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis but a small heaven, yet is it big enough for two,--and Mike is flying north, flying north, through the midnight, to fetch his bride.
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From this reading THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Tis but a small heaven, yet is it big enough for two,--and Mike is flying north, flying north, through the midnight, to fetch his bride.
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From this reading 'Tis but a small heaven, yet is it big enough for two,--and Mike is flying north, flying north, through the midnight, to fetch his bride.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.
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From this reading Now are the walls of heaven built four-square, and to-day was the roof-beam hung with garlands.
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From this reading THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
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From this reading THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis but a small heaven, yet is it big enough for two,--and Mike is flying north, flying north, through the midnight, to fetch his bride.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.
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From this reading Now are the walls of heaven built four-square, and to-day was the roof-beam hung with garlands.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now are the walls of heaven built four-square, and to-day was the roof-beam hung with garlands.
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From this reading For the long winter of waiting is at an end, and Mike is flying north to fetch his bride.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading THE END OF A BEGINNING And now blow, all ye trumpets, and, all ye organs, tremble with exultant sound!
but in spite of that
From this reading 'Tis but a small heaven, yet is it big enough for two,--and Mike is flying north, flying north, through the midnight, to fetch his bride.
