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Chapter XXXII
The voyage is over. At the seaport at which we landed I found a letter from Faber. My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire. The stock, the implements of husbandry, the furniture of the house, were included in the purchase. All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the seaport at which we landed I found a letter from Faber.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The voyage is over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.”
a wild area where few people live
From this reading “All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.”
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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 At the seaport at which we landed I found a letter from Faber.
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From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
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From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the seaport at which we landed I found a letter from Faber.
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From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
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From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
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From this reading My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.
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From this reading My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.
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From this reading My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.
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From this reading At the seaport at which we landed I found a letter from Faber.
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From this reading My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the seaport at which we landed I found a letter from Faber.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the seaport at which we landed I found a letter from Faber.
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From this reading The stock, the implements of husbandry, the furniture of the house, were included in the purchase.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.
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From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.
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From this reading The stock, the implements of husbandry, the furniture of the house, were included in the purchase.
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From this reading The stock, the implements of husbandry, the furniture of the house, were included in the purchase.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the seaport at which we landed I found a letter from Faber.
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From this reading The stock, the implements of husbandry, the furniture of the house, were included in the purchase.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.
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From this reading The stock, the implements of husbandry, the furniture of the house, were included in the purchase.
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From this reading My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The voyage is over.
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From this reading At the seaport at which we landed I found a letter from Faber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the seaport at which we landed I found a letter from Faber.
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From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
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From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stock, the implements of husbandry, the furniture of the house, were included in the purchase.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
above and across; more than
From this reading The voyage is over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the seaport at which we landed I found a letter from Faber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stock, the implements of husbandry, the furniture of the house, were included in the purchase.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voyage is over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My instructions had reached him in time to effect the purchase on which his descriptions had fixed my desire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voyage is over.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At the seaport at which we landed I found a letter from Faber.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stock, the implements of husbandry, the furniture of the house, were included in the purchase.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the seaport at which we landed I found a letter from Faber.
a wild area where few people live
From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All was prepared for my arrival, and I hastened from the then miserable village, which may some day rise into one of the mightiest capitals of the world, to my lodge in the wilderness.
