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Chapter VII
"`Now,' said I, `we shall have bread!' "This was a glad sight to my wife. During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities. We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared. We had gathered the mast from the beech-tree and roasted it.
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all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"`Now,' said I, `we shall have bread!'”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"`Now,' said I, `we shall have bread!'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.”
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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 "This was a glad sight to my wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had gathered the mast from the beech-tree and roasted it.
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From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
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From this reading We had gathered the mast from the beech-tree and roasted it.
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From this reading "`Now,' said I, `we shall have bread!'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
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From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
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From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
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From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had gathered the mast from the beech-tree and roasted it.
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From this reading We had gathered the mast from the beech-tree and roasted it.
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From this reading "This was a glad sight to my wife.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "`Now,' said I, `we shall have bread!'
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From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "`Now,' said I, `we shall have bread!'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had gathered the mast from the beech-tree and roasted it.
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From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
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From this reading We had gathered the mast from the beech-tree and roasted it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "This was a glad sight to my wife.
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From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
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From this reading "`Now,' said I, `we shall have bread!'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had gathered the mast from the beech-tree and roasted it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "`Now,' said I, `we shall have bread!'
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "`Now,' said I, `we shall have bread!'
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This was a glad sight to my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This was a glad sight to my wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This was a glad sight to my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This was a glad sight to my wife.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "`Now,' said I, `we shall have bread!'
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading During the preceding days we had frequently talked upon this subject--the want of bread--which is one of our first necessities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This was a glad sight to my wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We had lived in hope that we should find some species of cereal in the valley that would supply us with a substitute for bread; but up to that time nothing of the kind had appeared.
