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Chapter III
Already he had swallowed the biscuit. "When did you eat last?" she asked, as she urged him on. "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket. _Grace!_ I have travel so far. _Jesu_, I think it ees ten thousan' miles, I go.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Already he had swallowed the biscuit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"When did you eat last?" she asked, as she urged him on.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “"Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_Grace!_ I have travel so far.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"When did you eat last?" she asked, as she urged him on.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “"Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Jesu_, I think it ees ten thousan' miles, I go.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already he had swallowed the biscuit.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "When did you eat last?" she asked, as she urged him on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When did you eat last?" she asked, as she urged him on.
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From this reading Already he had swallowed the biscuit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "When did you eat last?" she asked, as she urged him on.
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From this reading "When did you eat last?" she asked, as she urged him on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jesu_, I think it ees ten thousan' miles, I go.
apart from; not including
From this reading "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Grace!_ I have travel so far.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.
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From this reading _Jesu_, I think it ees ten thousan' miles, I go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Grace!_ I have travel so far.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Already he had swallowed the biscuit.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Grace!_ I have travel so far.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Already he had swallowed the biscuit.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When did you eat last?" she asked, as she urged him on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jesu_, I think it ees ten thousan' miles, I go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When did you eat last?" she asked, as she urged him on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jesu_, I think it ees ten thousan' miles, I go.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "When did you eat last?" she asked, as she urged him on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.
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From this reading "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.
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From this reading "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When did you eat last?" she asked, as she urged him on.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Grace!_ I have travel so far.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Already he had swallowed the biscuit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jesu_, I think it ees ten thousan' miles, I go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Already he had swallowed the biscuit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Jesu_, I think it ees ten thousan' miles, I go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jesu_, I think it ees ten thousan' miles, I go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Grace!_ I have travel so far.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Two nights--except for one leetla piece of bread--I fin' it in my pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When did you eat last?" she asked, as she urged him on.
at the time that
From this reading "When did you eat last?" she asked, as she urged him on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When did you eat last?" she asked, as she urged him on.
