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Chapter XXXV
THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_. On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande. In that country, no iron trails as yet had come. The magic of the wire, so recently applied to the service of man, was as yet there unknown. Word traveled slowly by horses and mules and carts.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In that country, no iron trails as yet had come.”
not friendly or close
From this reading “On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “In that country, no iron trails as yet had come.”
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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 PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
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From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
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From this reading The magic of the wire, so recently applied to the service of man, was as yet there unknown.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In that country, no iron trails as yet had come.
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From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
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From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Word traveled slowly by horses and mules and carts.
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From this reading Word traveled slowly by horses and mules and carts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that country, no iron trails as yet had come.
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From this reading In that country, no iron trails as yet had come.
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From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
not friendly or close
From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
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From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
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From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
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From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In that country, no iron trails as yet had come.
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From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
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From this reading Word traveled slowly by horses and mules and carts.
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From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
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From this reading In that country, no iron trails as yet had come.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
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From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
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From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
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From this reading The magic of the wire, so recently applied to the service of man, was as yet there unknown.
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From this reading The magic of the wire, so recently applied to the service of man, was as yet there unknown.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
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From this reading Word traveled slowly by horses and mules and carts.
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From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
not any; not one
From this reading In that country, no iron trails as yet had come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
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From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
above and across; more than
From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The magic of the wire, so recently applied to the service of man, was as yet there unknown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The magic of the wire, so recently applied to the service of man, was as yet there unknown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Word traveled slowly by horses and mules and carts.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The magic of the wire, so recently applied to the service of man, was as yet there unknown.
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From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
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From this reading The magic of the wire, so recently applied to the service of man, was as yet there unknown.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The magic of the wire, so recently applied to the service of man, was as yet there unknown.
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From this reading In that country, no iron trails as yet had come.
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From this reading Word traveled slowly by horses and mules and carts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the evening of that following day in May, the sun hung red and round over a distant unknown land along the Rio Grande.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The magic of the wire, so recently applied to the service of man, was as yet there unknown.
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From this reading The magic of the wire, so recently applied to the service of man, was as yet there unknown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PALO ALTO BALL A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other a treasure.--_Napoleon I_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Word traveled slowly by horses and mules and carts.
but in spite of that
From this reading In that country, no iron trails as yet had come.
