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Chapter XI
Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest. “I am sorry to be the first to leave you,” said Harold, “but I am strongly attracted this way.” “Really, are you?” exclaimed Ione. “I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.” “Not at all!
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one or the other of two
From this reading “Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.””
above and across; more than
From this reading “Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.””
in the direction of
From this reading ““I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.””
during the time that
From this reading “Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.””
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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 Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
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From this reading “Not at all!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am sorry to be the first to leave you,” said Harold, “but I am strongly attracted this way.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Really, are you?” exclaimed Ione.
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From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
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From this reading “I am sorry to be the first to leave you,” said Harold, “but I am strongly attracted this way.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I am sorry to be the first to leave you,” said Harold, “but I am strongly attracted this way.”
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From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I am sorry to be the first to leave you,” said Harold, “but I am strongly attracted this way.”
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From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.”
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From this reading “I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
one or the other of two
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Really, are you?” exclaimed Ione.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am sorry to be the first to leave you,” said Harold, “but I am strongly attracted this way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am sorry to be the first to leave you,” said Harold, “but I am strongly attracted this way.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.”
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From this reading “Really, are you?” exclaimed Ione.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am sorry to be the first to leave you,” said Harold, “but I am strongly attracted this way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not at all!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Really, are you?” exclaimed Ione.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am sorry to be the first to leave you,” said Harold, “but I am strongly attracted this way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am sorry to be the first to leave you,” said Harold, “but I am strongly attracted this way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am sorry to be the first to leave you,” said Harold, “but I am strongly attracted this way.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I am sorry to be the first to leave you,” said Harold, “but I am strongly attracted this way.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
in the direction of
From this reading “I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am sorry to be the first to leave you,” said Harold, “but I am strongly attracted this way.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
during the time that
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I don’t feel attracted toward it in the least, and I should think I would, loving you as I do.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am sorry to be the first to leave you,” said Harold, “but I am strongly attracted this way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the first doorway they saw a ram’s head and the first sign of the Zodiac called Aries, while on either side of the broad steps leading to the portico were lambs lying at rest.
