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Chapter X
THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream. It was high noon. He entered the gate, and sat beside the stream. And the lame man sat near by. The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “He entered the gate, and sat beside the stream.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.”
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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 DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He entered the gate, and sat beside the stream.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He entered the gate, and sat beside the stream.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And the lame man sat near by.
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From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
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From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
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From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
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From this reading He entered the gate, and sat beside the stream.
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From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
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From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
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From this reading It was high noon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was high noon.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
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From this reading And the lame man sat near by.
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From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
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From this reading And the lame man sat near by.
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From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
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From this reading And the lame man sat near by.
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From this reading It was high noon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
above and across; more than
From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
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From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
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From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
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From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He entered the gate, and sat beside the stream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
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From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
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From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
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From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was high noon.
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From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
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From this reading The Stranger watched the water as it plashed over the stones on its race to the mill.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE DEPUTATION He came, with His disciple to a gate which led into a field, through which there ran a stream.
