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Chapter IX
MANDEVILLE. I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there. I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books. You might as well offer a bunch of celery to an oyster. The mind goes to sleep: the senses and the instincts wake up.
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From this reading “I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “You might as well offer a bunch of celery to an oyster.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “The mind goes to sleep: the senses and the instincts wake up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You might as well offer a bunch of celery to an oyster.”
a wild area where few people live
From this reading “I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.”
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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 I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You might as well offer a bunch of celery to an oyster.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You might as well offer a bunch of celery to an oyster.
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From this reading I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.
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From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.
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From this reading You might as well offer a bunch of celery to an oyster.
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From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
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From this reading You might as well offer a bunch of celery to an oyster.
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From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
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From this reading The mind goes to sleep: the senses and the instincts wake up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.
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From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
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From this reading I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
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From this reading The mind goes to sleep: the senses and the instincts wake up.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
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From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
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From this reading MANDEVILLE.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might as well offer a bunch of celery to an oyster.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.
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From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
not any; not one
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
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From this reading You might as well offer a bunch of celery to an oyster.
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From this reading I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
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From this reading You might as well offer a bunch of celery to an oyster.
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From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading The mind goes to sleep: the senses and the instincts wake up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mind goes to sleep: the senses and the instincts wake up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.
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From this reading The mind goes to sleep: the senses and the instincts wake up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
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From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
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From this reading The mind goes to sleep: the senses and the instincts wake up.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
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From this reading You might as well offer a bunch of celery to an oyster.
at the time that
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
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From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
a wild area where few people live
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have often attempted to improve my mind in the woods with good solid books.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think the reason why the newspaper and the world it carries take no hold of us in the wilderness is that we become a kind of vegetable ourselves when we go there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might as well offer a bunch of celery to an oyster.
