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Chapter V
THE STORY OF SYOMARA. The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is? How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest. Story for story. Proud Gallic woman for proud Gallic woman.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?”
belonging to which person
From this reading “The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?”
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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 storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
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From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
at or toward the back of something
From this reading How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest.
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From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
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From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
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From this reading Proud Gallic woman for proud Gallic woman.
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From this reading How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
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From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
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From this reading How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
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From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
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From this reading How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest.
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From this reading How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest.
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From this reading How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF SYOMARA.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest.
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From this reading Proud Gallic woman for proud Gallic woman.
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From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
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From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
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From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
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From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
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From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
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From this reading THE STORY OF SYOMARA.
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From this reading THE STORY OF SYOMARA.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF SYOMARA.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
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From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How much one learns; but we must not lag behind our guest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
belonging to which person
From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
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From this reading Proud Gallic woman for proud Gallic woman.
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From this reading The storm of questions had spent itself and the thirst for fresh stories returned among the assembled family of Joel, whose head remarked with wonderment: "What a thing traveling is?
