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Chapter XXVI
Aylward crowed lustily. “Will I come, Simon? By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more. All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships. We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Will I come, Simon?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.””
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.”
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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 We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
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From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
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From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
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From this reading Aylward crowed lustily.
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From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
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From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will I come, Simon?
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From this reading Aylward crowed lustily.
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From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
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From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Will I come, Simon?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
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From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
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From this reading Aylward crowed lustily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
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From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Will I come, Simon?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By my hilt, I shall be right glad to put my foot on the good brown earth once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will I come, Simon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will go on shore together, Simon, and we will seek out the women, if there be any there, for it seems a long year since I heard their gentle voices, and my eyes are weary of such faces as Bartholomew’s or thine.”
but in spite of that
From this reading All my life I have trod it, and yet I would never have learned its worth had I not journeyed in these cursed ships.
