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Chapter XIX
HELL! I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary." God said, "You have not seen half hell." I said, "I cannot see more, I am afraid. In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
for the reason that
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “God said, "You have not seen half hell."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “God said, "You have not seen half hell."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
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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 In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
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From this reading I said, "I cannot see more, I am afraid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
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From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
for the reason that
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
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From this reading I said, "I cannot see more, I am afraid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
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From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
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From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading God said, "You have not seen half hell."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading God said, "You have not seen half hell."
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From this reading HELL!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
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From this reading I said, "I cannot see more, I am afraid.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading God said, "You have not seen half hell."
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From this reading I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading God said, "You have not seen half hell."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, "I cannot see more, I am afraid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading God said, "You have not seen half hell."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
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From this reading I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading God said, "You have not seen half hell."
