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Chapter XVI
|HOAG led the way through the gate and up the walk toward the house. “Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired. “Oh, I shall now--I shall now,” Paul returned, eagerly. “I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them. It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, I shall now--I shall now,” Paul returned, eagerly.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““Oh, I shall now--I shall now,” Paul returned, eagerly.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “|HOAG led the way through the gate and up the walk toward the house.”
in the direction of
From this reading “|HOAG led the way through the gate and up the walk toward the house.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |HOAG led the way through the gate and up the walk toward the house.
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From this reading It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
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From this reading It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.
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From this reading “Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I shall now--I shall now,” Paul returned, eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.
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From this reading |HOAG led the way through the gate and up the walk toward the house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |HOAG led the way through the gate and up the walk toward the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |HOAG led the way through the gate and up the walk toward the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I shall now--I shall now,” Paul returned, eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |HOAG led the way through the gate and up the walk toward the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I shall now--I shall now,” Paul returned, eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I shall now--I shall now,” Paul returned, eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I shall now--I shall now,” Paul returned, eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, I shall now--I shall now,” Paul returned, eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Oh, I shall now--I shall now,” Paul returned, eagerly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |HOAG led the way through the gate and up the walk toward the house.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading |HOAG led the way through the gate and up the walk toward the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.
in the direction of
From this reading |HOAG led the way through the gate and up the walk toward the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |HOAG led the way through the gate and up the walk toward the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |HOAG led the way through the gate and up the walk toward the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I've been so homesick for these old mountains and valleys that I shall never want to leave them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |HOAG led the way through the gate and up the walk toward the house.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
in or at the place that
From this reading It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is that way with most men; they never find any spot so attractive as the place where they were brought up.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you think you'll be likely to settle down here again?” he inquired.
