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Chapter VII
“It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!” And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves. The first thing he did when he reached home was to try the virtue of his jar. “I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.” He dipped his hand into the jar, and when he brought it out again it was brimful of shining, gleaming, sparkling jewels.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.””
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading ““I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first thing he did when he reached home was to try the virtue of his jar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He dipped his hand into the jar, and when he brought it out again it was brimful of shining, gleaming, sparkling jewels.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!””
above and across; more than
From this reading ““I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first thing he did when he reached home was to try the virtue of his jar.”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “The first thing he did when he reached home was to try the virtue of his jar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves.”
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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 “I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
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From this reading He dipped his hand into the jar, and when he brought it out again it was brimful of shining, gleaming, sparkling jewels.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.”
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading “I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The first thing he did when he reached home was to try the virtue of his jar.
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From this reading He dipped his hand into the jar, and when he brought it out again it was brimful of shining, gleaming, sparkling jewels.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing he did when he reached home was to try the virtue of his jar.
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From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.”
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From this reading He dipped his hand into the jar, and when he brought it out again it was brimful of shining, gleaming, sparkling jewels.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves.
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From this reading He dipped his hand into the jar, and when he brought it out again it was brimful of shining, gleaming, sparkling jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves.
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From this reading The first thing he did when he reached home was to try the virtue of his jar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He dipped his hand into the jar, and when he brought it out again it was brimful of shining, gleaming, sparkling jewels.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first thing he did when he reached home was to try the virtue of his jar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He dipped his hand into the jar, and when he brought it out again it was brimful of shining, gleaming, sparkling jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves.
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From this reading He dipped his hand into the jar, and when he brought it out again it was brimful of shining, gleaming, sparkling jewels.
above and across; more than
From this reading “I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first thing he did when he reached home was to try the virtue of his jar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He dipped his hand into the jar, and when he brought it out again it was brimful of shining, gleaming, sparkling jewels.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He dipped his hand into the jar, and when he brought it out again it was brimful of shining, gleaming, sparkling jewels.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing he did when he reached home was to try the virtue of his jar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first thing he did when he reached home was to try the virtue of his jar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first thing he did when he reached home was to try the virtue of his jar.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading The first thing he did when he reached home was to try the virtue of his jar.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing he did when he reached home was to try the virtue of his jar.
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From this reading And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves.
at the time that
From this reading The first thing he did when he reached home was to try the virtue of his jar.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading And thereupon he went his way with another pocketful of good resolves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should like,” said he, “to have a handful of just such treasure as I brought from the cavern over yonder.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It shall,” cried the young man; “never again will I be so foolish as I have been!”
