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Chapter IX
They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water. "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us." "No; Nature isn't puritan," replied the old minister. "Not at Haddam East Village?" "No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No; Nature isn't puritan," replied the old minister.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.”
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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 "No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."
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From this reading "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not at Haddam East Village?"
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From this reading They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not at Haddam East Village?"
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From this reading "No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."
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From this reading "Not at Haddam East Village?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."
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From this reading "No; Nature isn't puritan," replied the old minister.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; Nature isn't puritan," replied the old minister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; Nature isn't puritan," replied the old minister.
not any; not one
From this reading "No; Nature isn't puritan," replied the old minister.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at Haddam East Village?"
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From this reading "No; Nature isn't puritan," replied the old minister.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; Nature isn't puritan," replied the old minister.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No; Nature isn't puritan," replied the old minister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; there less than here; for she's had to make a harder fight for her life there."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not at Haddam East Village?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They issued upon the river, and he went to the parapet and looked down on the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wonder," he mused aloud, "if it has the same Sunday look to these Sabbathless Italians as it has to us."
