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Chapter XIX
THE SHADOW Thompson went to Vancouver to spy out the land. He made no confidants. He went about the Terminal City with his mouth shut and his ears and eyes open. What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey. It was easy to weave air castles.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He went about the Terminal City with his mouth shut and his ears and eyes open.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He went about the Terminal City with his mouth shut and his ears and eyes open.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “THE SHADOW Thompson went to Vancouver to spy out the land.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SHADOW Thompson went to Vancouver to spy out the land.”
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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 What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He went about the Terminal City with his mouth shut and his ears and eyes open.
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From this reading It was easy to weave air castles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went about the Terminal City with his mouth shut and his ears and eyes open.
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From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
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From this reading It was easy to weave air castles.
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From this reading He went about the Terminal City with his mouth shut and his ears and eyes open.
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From this reading He made no confidants.
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From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went about the Terminal City with his mouth shut and his ears and eyes open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was easy to weave air castles.
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From this reading He went about the Terminal City with his mouth shut and his ears and eyes open.
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From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made no confidants.
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From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went about the Terminal City with his mouth shut and his ears and eyes open.
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From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
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From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was easy to weave air castles.
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From this reading THE SHADOW Thompson went to Vancouver to spy out the land.
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From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made no confidants.
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From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
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From this reading He went about the Terminal City with his mouth shut and his ears and eyes open.
not any; not one
From this reading He made no confidants.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
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From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He went about the Terminal City with his mouth shut and his ears and eyes open.
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From this reading THE SHADOW Thompson went to Vancouver to spy out the land.
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From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE SHADOW Thompson went to Vancouver to spy out the land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went about the Terminal City with his mouth shut and his ears and eyes open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SHADOW Thompson went to Vancouver to spy out the land.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went about the Terminal City with his mouth shut and his ears and eyes open.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHADOW Thompson went to Vancouver to spy out the land.
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From this reading THE SHADOW Thompson went to Vancouver to spy out the land.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SHADOW Thompson went to Vancouver to spy out the land.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SHADOW Thompson went to Vancouver to spy out the land.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was easy to weave air castles.
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From this reading It was easy to weave air castles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SHADOW Thompson went to Vancouver to spy out the land.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What he saw and heard soon convinced him that like the Israelites of old he stood upon the border of a land which--for his business purpose--flowed with milk and honey.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went about the Terminal City with his mouth shut and his ears and eyes open.
