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Chapter XIV
How many ova have I swallowed? Who knows what will be hatched within me? There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me. The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters. The snake in my stomach lifts his head to my mouth at the sound of running water.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How many ova have I swallowed?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Who knows what will be hatched within me?”
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From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The snake in my stomach lifts his head to my mouth at the sound of running water.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who knows what will be hatched within me?
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From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
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From this reading There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me.
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From this reading There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me.
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From this reading Who knows what will be hatched within me?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How many ova have I swallowed?
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From this reading The snake in my stomach lifts his head to my mouth at the sound of running water.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The snake in my stomach lifts his head to my mouth at the sound of running water.
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From this reading How many ova have I swallowed?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How many ova have I swallowed?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
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From this reading Who knows what will be hatched within me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The snake in my stomach lifts his head to my mouth at the sound of running water.
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From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
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From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
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From this reading How many ova have I swallowed?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Who knows what will be hatched within me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The snake in my stomach lifts his head to my mouth at the sound of running water.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The snake in my stomach lifts his head to my mouth at the sound of running water.
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From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me.
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From this reading How many ova have I swallowed?
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From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The snake in my stomach lifts his head to my mouth at the sound of running water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The snake in my stomach lifts his head to my mouth at the sound of running water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The snake in my stomach lifts his head to my mouth at the sound of running water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many ova have I swallowed?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man must not drink of the running streams, the living waters, who is not prepared to have all nature reborn in him,—to suckle monsters.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Who knows what will be hatched within me?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were some seeds of thought, methinks, floating in that water, which are expanding in me.
which person or people
From this reading Who knows what will be hatched within me?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Who knows what will be hatched within me?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Who knows what will be hatched within me?
