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Chapter VII
“The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat. “Come, Egeria, stand and deliver! What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?” “Have you a Bible?” “You might not think it, but I have, and it is here on my table.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Have you a Bible?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, Egeria, stand and deliver!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have you a Bible?””
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You might not think it, but I have, and it is here on my table.””
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““You might not think it, but I have, and it is here on my table.””
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading ““The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, Egeria, stand and deliver!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You might not think it, but I have, and it is here on my table.””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.”
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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 happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?”
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From this reading What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?”
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From this reading What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
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From this reading What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
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From this reading “Have you a Bible?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You might not think it, but I have, and it is here on my table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, Egeria, stand and deliver!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, Egeria, stand and deliver!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, Egeria, stand and deliver!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you a Bible?”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You might not think it, but I have, and it is here on my table.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You might not think it, but I have, and it is here on my table.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “You might not think it, but I have, and it is here on my table.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You might not think it, but I have, and it is here on my table.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You might not think it, but I have, and it is here on my table.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, Egeria, stand and deliver!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You might not think it, but I have, and it is here on my table.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You might not think it, but I have, and it is here on my table.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The happy lot Be his to follow Those threads through lovely curve and hollow, And muse a lifetime how they got Into that wild, mysterious knot,”— quoted I, as I gave her head an insinuating pat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What is the Scriptural command, that having first obeyed, you ask my advice about afterwards?”
