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Chapter I
BLACKSHEEP! BLACKSHEEP! Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be. Meanwhile, "Blacksheep! Blacksheep!" we cry, Safe in the inner fold; And maybe they hear, and wonder why, And marvel, out in the cold.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Blacksheep!" we cry, Safe in the inner fold; And maybe they hear, and wonder why, And marvel, out in the cold.”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile, "Blacksheep!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Blacksheep!" we cry, Safe in the inner fold; And maybe they hear, and wonder why, And marvel, out in the cold.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
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From this reading BLACKSHEEP!
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From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
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From this reading Blacksheep!" we cry, Safe in the inner fold; And maybe they hear, and wonder why, And marvel, out in the cold.
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From this reading Blacksheep!" we cry, Safe in the inner fold; And maybe they hear, and wonder why, And marvel, out in the cold.
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From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
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From this reading Blacksheep!" we cry, Safe in the inner fold; And maybe they hear, and wonder why, And marvel, out in the cold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
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From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blacksheep!" we cry, Safe in the inner fold; And maybe they hear, and wonder why, And marvel, out in the cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
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From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
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From this reading Blacksheep!" we cry, Safe in the inner fold; And maybe they hear, and wonder why, And marvel, out in the cold.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Blacksheep!" we cry, Safe in the inner fold; And maybe they hear, and wonder why, And marvel, out in the cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, "Blacksheep!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
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From this reading Blacksheep!" we cry, Safe in the inner fold; And maybe they hear, and wonder why, And marvel, out in the cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Blacksheep!" we cry, Safe in the inner fold; And maybe they hear, and wonder why, And marvel, out in the cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Blacksheep!" we cry, Safe in the inner fold; And maybe they hear, and wonder why, And marvel, out in the cold.
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From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
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From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Blacksheep!" we cry, Safe in the inner fold; And maybe they hear, and wonder why, And marvel, out in the cold.
in or at the place that
From this reading Maybe, in spite of their tameless days Of outcast liberty, They're sick at heart for the homely ways Where their gathered brothers be.
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From this reading Blacksheep!" we cry, Safe in the inner fold; And maybe they hear, and wonder why, And marvel, out in the cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Blacksheep!" we cry, Safe in the inner fold; And maybe they hear, and wonder why, And marvel, out in the cold.
