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Chapter XIII
So, I am a dog? Hence I must come To do thy bidding faster? Must tell thee--Nay, a dog stays dumb! A dog obeys one master! NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hence I must come To do thy bidding faster?”
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading “NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.”
for this reason
From this reading “Hence I must come To do thy bidding faster?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Hence I must come To do thy bidding faster?”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Must tell thee--Nay, a dog stays dumb!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A dog obeys one master!”
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading “NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Must tell thee--Nay, a dog stays dumb!”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Must tell thee--Nay, a dog stays dumb!”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Hence I must come To do thy bidding faster?”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.”
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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 So, I am a dog?
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From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
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From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading So, I am a dog?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
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From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
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From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
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From this reading Hence I must come To do thy bidding faster?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
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From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hence I must come To do thy bidding faster?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Hence I must come To do thy bidding faster?
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From this reading So, I am a dog?
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From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
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From this reading Must tell thee--Nay, a dog stays dumb!
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From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
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From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hence I must come To do thy bidding faster?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
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From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
for this reason
From this reading Hence I must come To do thy bidding faster?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So, I am a dog?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dog obeys one master!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Hence I must come To do thy bidding faster?
an old word for “no”
From this reading Must tell thee--Nay, a dog stays dumb!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
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From this reading A dog obeys one master!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A dog obeys one master!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, I am a dog?
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
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From this reading Must tell thee--Nay, a dog stays dumb!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Must tell thee--Nay, a dog stays dumb!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Must tell thee--Nay, a dog stays dumb!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Hence I must come To do thy bidding faster?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hence I must come To do thy bidding faster?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
in or at the place that
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT many yards from where the restless elephants stood lined under big brick arches--in an age-old courtyard, three sides of which were stone-carved splendor and the fourth a typically Eastern mess of stables, servants' quarters, litter, stink, and noisy confusion--a stone door, slab-hewn, gave back the aching glitter of the sun.
