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Chapter III
Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura. Behind them an angry farmer brandished a bamboo pole. He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed. “Such an one,” said the lama, disregarding the dogs, “is impolite to strangers, intemperate of speech and uncharitable. Be warned by his demeanour, my disciple.”
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Behind them an angry farmer brandished a bamboo pole.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Such an one,” said the lama, disregarding the dogs, “is impolite to strangers, intemperate of speech and uncharitable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.”
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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 Behind them an angry farmer brandished a bamboo pole.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Behind them an angry farmer brandished a bamboo pole.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
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From this reading Behind them an angry farmer brandished a bamboo pole.
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From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
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From this reading Behind them an angry farmer brandished a bamboo pole.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be warned by his demeanour, my disciple.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind them an angry farmer brandished a bamboo pole.
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From this reading Behind them an angry farmer brandished a bamboo pole.
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From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
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From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
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From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
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From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
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From this reading Be warned by his demeanour, my disciple.”
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From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
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From this reading Be warned by his demeanour, my disciple.”
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From this reading “Such an one,” said the lama, disregarding the dogs, “is impolite to strangers, intemperate of speech and uncharitable.
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From this reading “Such an one,” said the lama, disregarding the dogs, “is impolite to strangers, intemperate of speech and uncharitable.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
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From this reading Behind them an angry farmer brandished a bamboo pole.
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From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
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From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Be warned by his demeanour, my disciple.”
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From this reading “Such an one,” said the lama, disregarding the dogs, “is impolite to strangers, intemperate of speech and uncharitable.
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From this reading “Such an one,” said the lama, disregarding the dogs, “is impolite to strangers, intemperate of speech and uncharitable.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Such an one,” said the lama, disregarding the dogs, “is impolite to strangers, intemperate of speech and uncharitable.
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From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Such an one,” said the lama, disregarding the dogs, “is impolite to strangers, intemperate of speech and uncharitable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Be warned by his demeanour, my disciple.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Such an one,” said the lama, disregarding the dogs, “is impolite to strangers, intemperate of speech and uncharitable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind them an angry farmer brandished a bamboo pole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Such an one,” said the lama, disregarding the dogs, “is impolite to strangers, intemperate of speech and uncharitable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Such an one,” said the lama, disregarding the dogs, “is impolite to strangers, intemperate of speech and uncharitable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Such an one,” said the lama, disregarding the dogs, “is impolite to strangers, intemperate of speech and uncharitable.
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From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Such an one,” said the lama, disregarding the dogs, “is impolite to strangers, intemperate of speech and uncharitable.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Behind them an angry farmer brandished a bamboo pole.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Such an one,” said the lama, disregarding the dogs, “is impolite to strangers, intemperate of speech and uncharitable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
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From this reading Be warned by his demeanour, my disciple.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
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From this reading He was a market-gardener, Arain by caste, growing vegetables and flowers for Umballa city, and well Kim knew the breed.
at the time that
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yea, voice of every Soul that clung To life that strove from rung to rung When Devadatta’s rule was young, The warm wind brings Kamakura.
