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Chapter XIII
THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust. "Here am I, quite new to desert life, enjoying it to the full. Perhaps my remote ancestors were gipsies. Do I look like a gipsy, Mr. Royson?" "My acquaintance with gipsies is limited," said Dick.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My acquaintance with gipsies is limited," said Dick.”
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading “THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here am I, quite new to desert life, enjoying it to the full.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here am I, quite new to desert life, enjoying it to the full.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do I look like a gipsy, Mr. Royson?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps my remote ancestors were gipsies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here am I, quite new to desert life, enjoying it to the full.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.”
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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 SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
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From this reading "My acquaintance with gipsies is limited," said Dick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Here am I, quite new to desert life, enjoying it to the full.
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From this reading Perhaps my remote ancestors were gipsies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here am I, quite new to desert life, enjoying it to the full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My acquaintance with gipsies is limited," said Dick.
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do I look like a gipsy, Mr. Royson?"
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From this reading "Here am I, quite new to desert life, enjoying it to the full.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here am I, quite new to desert life, enjoying it to the full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps my remote ancestors were gipsies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do I look like a gipsy, Mr. Royson?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here am I, quite new to desert life, enjoying it to the full.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Here am I, quite new to desert life, enjoying it to the full.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Here am I, quite new to desert life, enjoying it to the full.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here am I, quite new to desert life, enjoying it to the full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do I look like a gipsy, Mr. Royson?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My acquaintance with gipsies is limited," said Dick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do I look like a gipsy, Mr. Royson?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do I look like a gipsy, Mr. Royson?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Perhaps my remote ancestors were gipsies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here am I, quite new to desert life, enjoying it to the full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps my remote ancestors were gipsies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here am I, quite new to desert life, enjoying it to the full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps my remote ancestors were gipsies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do I look like a gipsy, Mr. Royson?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Perhaps my remote ancestors were gipsies.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My acquaintance with gipsies is limited," said Dick.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE SIGN IN THE SKY "There is a spice of the nomad in all of us," said Irene, pulling up her hardy Somali pony and allowing him to graze on some prickly plant from which a grass-fed animal would have turned in hungry disgust.
