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Chapter XXIII
To your eager prayer, the Voice Makes awful answer, “Come to Me.” Once for all now seal your choice With Christ to tread the boisterous sea. Keble. The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible. It had been a trying time.
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later than; following
From this reading “The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To your eager prayer, the Voice Makes awful answer, “Come to Me.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once for all now seal your choice With Christ to tread the boisterous sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had been a trying time.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.”
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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 The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
later than; following
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
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From this reading Once for all now seal your choice With Christ to tread the boisterous sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
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From this reading To your eager prayer, the Voice Makes awful answer, “Come to Me.”
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From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
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From this reading To your eager prayer, the Voice Makes awful answer, “Come to Me.”
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From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
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From this reading Once for all now seal your choice With Christ to tread the boisterous sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once for all now seal your choice With Christ to tread the boisterous sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once for all now seal your choice With Christ to tread the boisterous sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To your eager prayer, the Voice Makes awful answer, “Come to Me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
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From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
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From this reading To your eager prayer, the Voice Makes awful answer, “Come to Me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once for all now seal your choice With Christ to tread the boisterous sea.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a trying time.
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From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
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From this reading Keble.
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From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
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From this reading To your eager prayer, the Voice Makes awful answer, “Come to Me.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To your eager prayer, the Voice Makes awful answer, “Come to Me.”
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From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
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From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
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From this reading Once for all now seal your choice With Christ to tread the boisterous sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once for all now seal your choice With Christ to tread the boisterous sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To your eager prayer, the Voice Makes awful answer, “Come to Me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once for all now seal your choice With Christ to tread the boisterous sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once for all now seal your choice With Christ to tread the boisterous sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To your eager prayer, the Voice Makes awful answer, “Come to Me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
up to a particular time
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a trying time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To your eager prayer, the Voice Makes awful answer, “Come to Me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once for all now seal your choice With Christ to tread the boisterous sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been a trying time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To your eager prayer, the Voice Makes awful answer, “Come to Me.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once for all now seal your choice With Christ to tread the boisterous sea.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Leukerbad section of the party had only three days’ start of the others, for Jock was not released till after a whole month’s course of the baths, and Armine’s state fluctuated so much that the journey would not have been sooner possible.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To your eager prayer, the Voice Makes awful answer, “Come to Me.”
