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Chapter XXVIII
It stretched afar, the great wold. They were out upon it under the moon. All wildness, all loneliness! If there were a track it was a faint one. The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It stretched afar, the great wold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If there were a track it was a faint one.”
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “If there were a track it was a faint one.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “They were out upon it under the moon.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “They were out upon it under the moon.”
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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 If there were a track it was a faint one.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
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From this reading It stretched afar, the great wold.
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From this reading All wildness, all loneliness!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If there were a track it was a faint one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stretched afar, the great wold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there were a track it was a faint one.
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From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stretched afar, the great wold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All wildness, all loneliness!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were out upon it under the moon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If there were a track it was a faint one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were out upon it under the moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It stretched afar, the great wold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It stretched afar, the great wold.
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From this reading If there were a track it was a faint one.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were out upon it under the moon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading If there were a track it was a faint one.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They were out upon it under the moon.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They were out upon it under the moon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If there were a track it was a faint one.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were out upon it under the moon.
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From this reading All wildness, all loneliness!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
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From this reading It stretched afar, the great wold.
