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|AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground. The stars and all space seemed his. He laughed; he sang; he whistled; a prayer of mystic delight rippled from his lips. He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road. The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The stars and all space seemed his.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.”
in the direction of
From this reading “The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.”
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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 |AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground.
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From this reading The stars and all space seemed his.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stars and all space seemed his.
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From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading |AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground.
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From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
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From this reading He laughed; he sang; he whistled; a prayer of mystic delight rippled from his lips.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
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From this reading He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road.
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From this reading |AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground.
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From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
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From this reading |AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground.
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From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
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From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading |AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground.
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From this reading He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road.
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From this reading |AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground.
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From this reading He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed; he sang; he whistled; a prayer of mystic delight rippled from his lips.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading |AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The stars and all space seemed his.
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From this reading He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road.
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From this reading |AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road.
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From this reading He laughed; he sang; he whistled; a prayer of mystic delight rippled from his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laughed; he sang; he whistled; a prayer of mystic delight rippled from his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laughed; he sang; he whistled; a prayer of mystic delight rippled from his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
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From this reading He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laughed; he sang; he whistled; a prayer of mystic delight rippled from his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laughed; he sang; he whistled; a prayer of mystic delight rippled from his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laughed; he sang; he whistled; a prayer of mystic delight rippled from his lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stars and all space seemed his.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stars and all space seemed his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stars and all space seemed his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road.
in the direction of
From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rider's short legs swung back and forth from the plodding animal's flanks like pendulums, but his face was toward the village and Paul did not recognize him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road.
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From this reading |AS Paul walked homeward a wave of transcendental ecstasy fairly lifted him from the ground.
at the time that
From this reading He was drawing near the gate to Hoag's grounds when he noticed a man on a mule in the middle of the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laughed; he sang; he whistled; a prayer of mystic delight rippled from his lips.
