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Chapter VIII
This is the rock on which we were wrecked. Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening. Yet that is, it seems, the only way to begin. Asparagus demands a preparation of four years. To fit oneself to grow strawberries requires three years.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.”
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading “This is the rock on which we were wrecked.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet that is, it seems, the only way to begin.”
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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 Asparagus demands a preparation of four years.
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From this reading Asparagus demands a preparation of four years.
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From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
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From this reading Asparagus demands a preparation of four years.
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From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
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From this reading To fit oneself to grow strawberries requires three years.
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From this reading Asparagus demands a preparation of four years.
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From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
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From this reading To fit oneself to grow strawberries requires three years.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the rock on which we were wrecked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet that is, it seems, the only way to begin.
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From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
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From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This is the rock on which we were wrecked.
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From this reading To fit oneself to grow strawberries requires three years.
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From this reading Yet that is, it seems, the only way to begin.
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From this reading Asparagus demands a preparation of four years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To fit oneself to grow strawberries requires three years.
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From this reading This is the rock on which we were wrecked.
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From this reading Yet that is, it seems, the only way to begin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To fit oneself to grow strawberries requires three years.
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From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet that is, it seems, the only way to begin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the rock on which we were wrecked.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the rock on which we were wrecked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
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From this reading To fit oneself to grow strawberries requires three years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
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From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
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From this reading Yet that is, it seems, the only way to begin.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This is the rock on which we were wrecked.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This is the rock on which we were wrecked.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This is the rock on which we were wrecked.
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading This is the rock on which we were wrecked.
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From this reading Few of us were men of sufficient means to spend several years in quiet thought waiting to begin gardening.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet that is, it seems, the only way to begin.
