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Chapter XVII
“Wherefore?” I asked. “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings. Also they profit by silence.... Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
for the reason that
From this reading ““Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ““Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Also they profit by silence....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.””
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading ““Wherefore?””
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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 “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
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From this reading Also they profit by silence....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
for the reason that
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
the two together, not just one
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Also they profit by silence....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Also they profit by silence....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Also they profit by silence....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
up to a particular time
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
at the time that
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “Wherefore?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now I think that the mother has come down from the room, and I will go rub his feet till he sleeps.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because they are both Great Ones, and I have observed in my life that Great Ones employ words very little between each other in their dealings; still less when they speak to a third concerning those dealings.
