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Chapter XXIV
THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river? Have I claimed one single acre? Have I kept one single nugget (barring samples)? No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker. But you wouldn't understand it.
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for the reason that
From this reading “No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you wouldn't understand it.”
a wild area where few people live
From this reading “THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?”
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From this reading Have I kept one single nugget (barring samples)?
for the reason that
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you wouldn't understand it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
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From this reading Have I claimed one single acre?
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From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But you wouldn't understand it.
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From this reading Have I kept one single nugget (barring samples)?
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From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
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From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
not any; not one
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
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From this reading Have I kept one single nugget (barring samples)?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
above and across; more than
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
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From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
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From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
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From this reading Have I kept one single nugget (barring samples)?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
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From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
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From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you wouldn't understand it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No, not I. Because my price was paid me ten times over by my Maker.
a wild area where few people live
From this reading THE END OF THE WILDERNESS Have I named one single river?
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From this reading But you wouldn't understand it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you wouldn't understand it.
