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Chapter V
“Can speak with authority for that patch of paradise? Well, I can. Like the Don! like Sancho! This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that? Antonio, how long have you been out here in the Plains and the Rockies?”
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Antonio, how long have you been out here in the Plains and the Rockies?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Antonio, how long have you been out here in the Plains and the Rockies?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Antonio, how long have you been out here in the Plains and the Rockies?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Can speak with authority for that patch of paradise?”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I can.”
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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 This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading Antonio, how long have you been out here in the Plains and the Rockies?”
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading “Can speak with authority for that patch of paradise?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can speak with authority for that patch of paradise?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading Like the Don! like Sancho!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Can speak with authority for that patch of paradise?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Antonio, how long have you been out here in the Plains and the Rockies?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Antonio, how long have you been out here in the Plains and the Rockies?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading Antonio, how long have you been out here in the Plains and the Rockies?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I can.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Antonio, how long have you been out here in the Plains and the Rockies?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading Like the Don! like Sancho!
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Antonio, how long have you been out here in the Plains and the Rockies?”
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Can speak with authority for that patch of paradise?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading “Can speak with authority for that patch of paradise?
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From this reading “Can speak with authority for that patch of paradise?
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From this reading Antonio, how long have you been out here in the Plains and the Rockies?”
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading Antonio, how long have you been out here in the Plains and the Rockies?”
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From this reading Like the Don! like Sancho!
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading “Can speak with authority for that patch of paradise?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Can speak with authority for that patch of paradise?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like the Don! like Sancho!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
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From this reading Well, I can.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
at the time that
From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Can speak with authority for that patch of paradise?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is the correct Andalusian dawn now—crisp, fresh, dewy, fragrant, pungent—” “‘What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o’er Ceylon’s isle—’ —_git_ up, you old cow! stumbling like that when we’ve just been praising you! out on a scout and can’t live up to the honor any better than that?
