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Chapter XXX
She gazed at him in sheer, dumb wonder. “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass! I will set out this day, and bring her back.” “The day you do that, then, I lie in this house dead!” retorted the Senora, at white heat. “You may rear as many Indian families as you please under the Moreno roof, I will at least have my grave!”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The day you do that, then, I lie in this house dead!” retorted the Senora, at white heat.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You may rear as many Indian families as you please under the Moreno roof, I will at least have my grave!””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ““You may rear as many Indian families as you please under the Moreno roof, I will at least have my grave!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I will set out this day, and bring her back.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You may rear as many Indian families as you please under the Moreno roof, I will at least have my grave!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She gazed at him in sheer, dumb wonder.
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From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will set out this day, and bring her back.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will set out this day, and bring her back.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will set out this day, and bring her back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The day you do that, then, I lie in this house dead!” retorted the Senora, at white heat.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “The day you do that, then, I lie in this house dead!” retorted the Senora, at white heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gazed at him in sheer, dumb wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You may rear as many Indian families as you please under the Moreno roof, I will at least have my grave!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gazed at him in sheer, dumb wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You may rear as many Indian families as you please under the Moreno roof, I will at least have my grave!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
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From this reading “The day you do that, then, I lie in this house dead!” retorted the Senora, at white heat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She gazed at him in sheer, dumb wonder.
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From this reading “The day you do that, then, I lie in this house dead!” retorted the Senora, at white heat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She gazed at him in sheer, dumb wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You may rear as many Indian families as you please under the Moreno roof, I will at least have my grave!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You may rear as many Indian families as you please under the Moreno roof, I will at least have my grave!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The day you do that, then, I lie in this house dead!” retorted the Senora, at white heat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You may rear as many Indian families as you please under the Moreno roof, I will at least have my grave!”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You may rear as many Indian families as you please under the Moreno roof, I will at least have my grave!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
not any; not one
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will set out this day, and bring her back.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You may rear as many Indian families as you please under the Moreno roof, I will at least have my grave!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You may rear as many Indian families as you please under the Moreno roof, I will at least have my grave!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The day you do that, then, I lie in this house dead!” retorted the Senora, at white heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You may rear as many Indian families as you please under the Moreno roof, I will at least have my grave!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The day you do that, then, I lie in this house dead!” retorted the Senora, at white heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will set out this day, and bring her back.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gazed at him in sheer, dumb wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gazed at him in sheer, dumb wonder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The day you do that, then, I lie in this house dead!” retorted the Senora, at white heat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The day you do that, then, I lie in this house dead!” retorted the Senora, at white heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The day you do that, then, I lie in this house dead!” retorted the Senora, at white heat.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “You may rear as many Indian families as you please under the Moreno roof, I will at least have my grave!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The day you do that, then, I lie in this house dead!” retorted the Senora, at white heat.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will set out this day, and bring her back.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gazed at him in sheer, dumb wonder.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ay, mother,” he said, “you may well look thus in wonder; I have been no man, to let my foster-sister, I care not what blood were in her veins, be driven to this pass!
