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Chapter XVII
His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens. Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity. SHAKESPEARE. "Jossy, I think we have ridden far enough. I don't know this part of the country."
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Jossy, I think we have ridden far enough.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't know this part of the country."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't know this part of the country."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Jossy, I think we have ridden far enough.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity.”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity.”
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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 His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
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From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
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From this reading I don't know this part of the country."
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From this reading I don't know this part of the country."
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From this reading "Jossy, I think we have ridden far enough.
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From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
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From this reading "Jossy, I think we have ridden far enough.
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From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Jossy, I think we have ridden far enough.
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From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
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From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
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From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Jossy, I think we have ridden far enough.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity.
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From this reading "Jossy, I think we have ridden far enough.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't know this part of the country."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity.
not any; not one
From this reading Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't know this part of the country."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity.
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From this reading "Jossy, I think we have ridden far enough.
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From this reading SHAKESPEARE.
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From this reading Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
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From this reading Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jossy, I think we have ridden far enough.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I don't know this part of the country."
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From this reading Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity.
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From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Jossy, I think we have ridden far enough.
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From this reading His Home All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
