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Chapter XX
THE FOREST COLLEGE. "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round! Here's the elder again! It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all. But ye are right welcome just the same.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here's the elder again!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here's the elder again!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But ye are right welcome just the same.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But ye are right welcome just the same.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!”
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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 It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here's the elder again!
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From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
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From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
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From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But ye are right welcome just the same.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
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From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
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From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But ye are right welcome just the same.
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From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
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From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
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From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
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From this reading THE FOREST COLLEGE.
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From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
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From this reading Here's the elder again!
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From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
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From this reading THE FOREST COLLEGE.
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From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
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From this reading Here's the elder again!
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From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
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From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
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From this reading But ye are right welcome just the same.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But ye are right welcome just the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But ye are right welcome just the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOREST COLLEGE.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But ye are right welcome just the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
