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Chapter XVII
THE RUBICON NOW it was noon of the next day. The cattle had been pushed close to the south bank of the great mysterious river. The foreman sat with his employer on the steep crest of the ravine selected as the take-off for the ford. A bridge had never been, a ferry no man had dreamed of here. Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The cattle had been pushed close to the south bank of the great mysterious river.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cattle had been pushed close to the south bank of the great mysterious river.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A bridge had never been, a ferry no man had dreamed of here.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “The cattle had been pushed close to the south bank of the great mysterious river.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A bridge had never been, a ferry no man had dreamed of here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE RUBICON NOW it was noon of the next day.”
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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 A bridge had never been, a ferry no man had dreamed of here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The foreman sat with his employer on the steep crest of the ravine selected as the take-off for the ford.
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From this reading The cattle had been pushed close to the south bank of the great mysterious river.
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From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The cattle had been pushed close to the south bank of the great mysterious river.
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From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
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From this reading A bridge had never been, a ferry no man had dreamed of here.
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From this reading The cattle had been pushed close to the south bank of the great mysterious river.
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From this reading The cattle had been pushed close to the south bank of the great mysterious river.
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From this reading The foreman sat with his employer on the steep crest of the ravine selected as the take-off for the ford.
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From this reading THE RUBICON NOW it was noon of the next day.
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From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
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From this reading A bridge had never been, a ferry no man had dreamed of here.
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From this reading The foreman sat with his employer on the steep crest of the ravine selected as the take-off for the ford.
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From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
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From this reading A bridge had never been, a ferry no man had dreamed of here.
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From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
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From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The foreman sat with his employer on the steep crest of the ravine selected as the take-off for the ford.
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From this reading The foreman sat with his employer on the steep crest of the ravine selected as the take-off for the ford.
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From this reading The foreman sat with his employer on the steep crest of the ravine selected as the take-off for the ford.
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From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cattle had been pushed close to the south bank of the great mysterious river.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cattle had been pushed close to the south bank of the great mysterious river.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bridge had never been, a ferry no man had dreamed of here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The foreman sat with his employer on the steep crest of the ravine selected as the take-off for the ford.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RUBICON NOW it was noon of the next day.
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From this reading A bridge had never been, a ferry no man had dreamed of here.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The cattle had been pushed close to the south bank of the great mysterious river.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bridge had never been, a ferry no man had dreamed of here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RUBICON NOW it was noon of the next day.
not any; not one
From this reading A bridge had never been, a ferry no man had dreamed of here.
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From this reading THE RUBICON NOW it was noon of the next day.
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From this reading THE RUBICON NOW it was noon of the next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RUBICON NOW it was noon of the next day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The foreman sat with his employer on the steep crest of the ravine selected as the take-off for the ford.
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From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cattle had been pushed close to the south bank of the great mysterious river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The foreman sat with his employer on the steep crest of the ravine selected as the take-off for the ford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cattle had been pushed close to the south bank of the great mysterious river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RUBICON NOW it was noon of the next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The foreman sat with his employer on the steep crest of the ravine selected as the take-off for the ford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The foreman sat with his employer on the steep crest of the ravine selected as the take-off for the ford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cattle had been pushed close to the south bank of the great mysterious river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The foreman sat with his employer on the steep crest of the ravine selected as the take-off for the ford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The foreman sat with his employer on the steep crest of the ravine selected as the take-off for the ford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RUBICON NOW it was noon of the next day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cattle had been pushed close to the south bank of the great mysterious river.
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From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
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From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RUBICON NOW it was noon of the next day.
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From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
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From this reading Flowed only the wide sweep of tawny waters, boiling and fretting, bearing rape of far-off flats, tree trunks rolling and dipping.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The foreman sat with his employer on the steep crest of the ravine selected as the take-off for the ford.
