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Chapter XII
THE OLD SHAFT. Black Bess began to visit the cinder-hill cabin very often. But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering. Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them. A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Black Bess began to visit the cinder-hill cabin very often.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.”
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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 But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Black Bess began to visit the cinder-hill cabin very often.
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From this reading Black Bess began to visit the cinder-hill cabin very often.
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From this reading Black Bess began to visit the cinder-hill cabin very often.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
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From this reading Black Bess began to visit the cinder-hill cabin very often.
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From this reading A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.
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From this reading A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.
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From this reading Black Bess began to visit the cinder-hill cabin very often.
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From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
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From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
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From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
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From this reading A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.
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From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
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From this reading A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
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From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
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From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
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From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
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From this reading Black Bess began to visit the cinder-hill cabin very often.
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From this reading THE OLD SHAFT.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OLD SHAFT.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD SHAFT.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Black Bess began to visit the cinder-hill cabin very often.
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From this reading Martha herself had not truly set out on the path of obedience to God's commandments; and it was not possible that she could teach Bess how to keep them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Black Bess began to visit the cinder-hill cabin very often.
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From this reading Black Bess began to visit the cinder-hill cabin very often.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
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From this reading A Christian cannot be like a finger-post, which only points the way to a place, but never goes there itself.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But there was a fatal mistake, which poor Stephen, in his simplicity and single-heartedness, was a long time in discovering.
