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Chapter X
AUNT INDIANA'S PROPHECIES. Jasper heard the local stories at the smithy and at Aunt Indiana's with intense interest. To him they furnished a study of the character of the people. They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine. The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.”
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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 To him they furnished a study of the character of the people.
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From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jasper heard the local stories at the smithy and at Aunt Indiana's with intense interest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jasper heard the local stories at the smithy and at Aunt Indiana's with intense interest.
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From this reading AUNT INDIANA'S PROPHECIES.
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From this reading The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.
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From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
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From this reading To him they furnished a study of the character of the people.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.
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From this reading The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.
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From this reading The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.
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From this reading To him they furnished a study of the character of the people.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
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From this reading The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
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From this reading Jasper heard the local stories at the smithy and at Aunt Indiana's with intense interest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him they furnished a study of the character of the people.
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From this reading The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.
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From this reading AUNT INDIANA'S PROPHECIES.
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From this reading Jasper heard the local stories at the smithy and at Aunt Indiana's with intense interest.
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From this reading Jasper heard the local stories at the smithy and at Aunt Indiana's with intense interest.
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From this reading Jasper heard the local stories at the smithy and at Aunt Indiana's with intense interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
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From this reading Jasper heard the local stories at the smithy and at Aunt Indiana's with intense interest.
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From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To him they furnished a study of the character of the people.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
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From this reading To him they furnished a study of the character of the people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUNT INDIANA'S PROPHECIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jasper heard the local stories at the smithy and at Aunt Indiana's with intense interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jasper heard the local stories at the smithy and at Aunt Indiana's with intense interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To him they furnished a study of the character of the people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tales of Richter, Haupt, Hoffman, and Baron Fouque could never have been created here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jasper heard the local stories at the smithy and at Aunt Indiana's with intense interest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To him they furnished a study of the character of the people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To him they furnished a study of the character of the people.
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From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were not like stories of beautiful spiritual meaning that he had been accustomed to hear at Marienthal, at Weimar, and on the Rhine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jasper heard the local stories at the smithy and at Aunt Indiana's with intense interest.
