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Chapter XI
On the following morning I had a conversation with Indaba-zimbi. First of all I told him that I was going to marry Stella. “Oh!” he said, “I thought so, Macumazahn. Did I not tell you that you would find happiness on this journey? Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First of all I told him that I was going to marry Stella.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Did I not tell you that you would find happiness on this journey?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the following morning I had a conversation with Indaba-zimbi.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did I not tell you that you would find happiness on this journey?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh!” he said, “I thought so, Macumazahn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First of all I told him that I was going to marry Stella.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Did I not tell you that you would find happiness on this journey?”
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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 On the following morning I had a conversation with Indaba-zimbi.
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From this reading First of all I told him that I was going to marry Stella.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
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From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
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From this reading On the following morning I had a conversation with Indaba-zimbi.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did I not tell you that you would find happiness on this journey?
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From this reading Did I not tell you that you would find happiness on this journey?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all I told him that I was going to marry Stella.
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From this reading On the following morning I had a conversation with Indaba-zimbi.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
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From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
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From this reading First of all I told him that I was going to marry Stella.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the following morning I had a conversation with Indaba-zimbi.
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From this reading Did I not tell you that you would find happiness on this journey?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh!” he said, “I thought so, Macumazahn.
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From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading First of all I told him that I was going to marry Stella.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the following morning I had a conversation with Indaba-zimbi.
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From this reading On the following morning I had a conversation with Indaba-zimbi.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Did I not tell you that you would find happiness on this journey?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh!” he said, “I thought so, Macumazahn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First of all I told him that I was going to marry Stella.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning I had a conversation with Indaba-zimbi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Did I not tell you that you would find happiness on this journey?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First of all I told him that I was going to marry Stella.
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From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
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From this reading “Oh!” he said, “I thought so, Macumazahn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning I had a conversation with Indaba-zimbi.
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From this reading “Oh!” he said, “I thought so, Macumazahn.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh!” he said, “I thought so, Macumazahn.
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From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First of all I told him that I was going to marry Stella.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did I not tell you that you would find happiness on this journey?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading First of all I told him that I was going to marry Stella.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following morning I had a conversation with Indaba-zimbi.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Did I not tell you that you would find happiness on this journey?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh!” he said, “I thought so, Macumazahn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading First of all I told him that I was going to marry Stella.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all I told him that I was going to marry Stella.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First of all I told him that I was going to marry Stella.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the following morning I had a conversation with Indaba-zimbi.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Did I not tell you that you would find happiness on this journey?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did I not tell you that you would find happiness on this journey?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Most men must be content to watch the Star from a long way off, to you it is given to wear her on your heart.
