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Chapter VI
* * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets? In it the woods must be relieved against the sky. Men tire me when I am not constantly greeted and cheered in their discourse, as it were by the flux of sparkling streams. * * * * * I cannot see the bottom of the sky, because I cannot see to the bottom of myself. It is the symbol of my own infinity.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “In it the woods must be relieved against the sky.”
for the reason that
From this reading “* * * * * I cannot see the bottom of the sky, because I cannot see to the bottom of myself.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “In it the woods must be relieved against the sky.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “* * * * * I cannot see the bottom of the sky, because I cannot see to the bottom of myself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In it the woods must be relieved against the sky.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “* * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In it the woods must be relieved against the sky.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
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From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In it the woods must be relieved against the sky.
for the reason that
From this reading * * * * * I cannot see the bottom of the sky, because I cannot see to the bottom of myself.
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From this reading * * * * * I cannot see the bottom of the sky, because I cannot see to the bottom of myself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Men tire me when I am not constantly greeted and cheered in their discourse, as it were by the flux of sparkling streams.
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From this reading * * * * * I cannot see the bottom of the sky, because I cannot see to the bottom of myself.
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From this reading Men tire me when I am not constantly greeted and cheered in their discourse, as it were by the flux of sparkling streams.
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From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
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From this reading Men tire me when I am not constantly greeted and cheered in their discourse, as it were by the flux of sparkling streams.
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From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
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From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
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From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
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From this reading Men tire me when I am not constantly greeted and cheered in their discourse, as it were by the flux of sparkling streams.
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From this reading Men tire me when I am not constantly greeted and cheered in their discourse, as it were by the flux of sparkling streams.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
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From this reading It is the symbol of my own infinity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
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From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
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From this reading Men tire me when I am not constantly greeted and cheered in their discourse, as it were by the flux of sparkling streams.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In it the woods must be relieved against the sky.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is the symbol of my own infinity.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading * * * * * I cannot see the bottom of the sky, because I cannot see to the bottom of myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
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From this reading It is the symbol of my own infinity.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In it the woods must be relieved against the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * I cannot see the bottom of the sky, because I cannot see to the bottom of myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
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From this reading In it the woods must be relieved against the sky.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men tire me when I am not constantly greeted and cheered in their discourse, as it were by the flux of sparkling streams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men tire me when I am not constantly greeted and cheered in their discourse, as it were by the flux of sparkling streams.
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From this reading It is the symbol of my own infinity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men tire me when I am not constantly greeted and cheered in their discourse, as it were by the flux of sparkling streams.
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From this reading Men tire me when I am not constantly greeted and cheered in their discourse, as it were by the flux of sparkling streams.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men tire me when I am not constantly greeted and cheered in their discourse, as it were by the flux of sparkling streams.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading * * * * * The Springs.—What is any man's discourse to me if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of the crickets?
at the time that
From this reading Men tire me when I am not constantly greeted and cheered in their discourse, as it were by the flux of sparkling streams.
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From this reading In it the woods must be relieved against the sky.
