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Chapter XI
“These things you believe?” The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting. In his heart he knew that he accepted these things. They were new to him, but he meant to believe them. They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““These things you believe?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““These things you believe?””
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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 They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.
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From this reading In his heart he knew that he accepted these things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.
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From this reading The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “These things you believe?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were new to him, but he meant to believe them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.
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From this reading In his heart he knew that he accepted these things.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his heart he knew that he accepted these things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his heart he knew that he accepted these things.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.
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From this reading In his heart he knew that he accepted these things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were new to him, but he meant to believe them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.
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From this reading They were new to him, but he meant to believe them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.
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From this reading The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In his heart he knew that he accepted these things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were new to him, but he meant to believe them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These things you believe?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were new to him, but he meant to believe them.
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From this reading “These things you believe?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The minister seemed to be looking straight at him, and he found himself asserting.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were new to him, but he meant to believe them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.
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From this reading They were a part of the new world into which he had been born, and of course he believed them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “These things you believe?”
