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Chapter XVI
And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep. From the night, through the day, and into the night again I shall sleep; and no dream shall trouble me. And now, O my brother, the tale is all told. AHI! AHI!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From the night, through the day, and into the night again I shall sleep; and no dream shall trouble me.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “From the night, through the day, and into the night again I shall sleep; and no dream shall trouble me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “From the night, through the day, and into the night again I shall sleep; and no dream shall trouble me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now, O my brother, the tale is all told.”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.”
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From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the night, through the day, and into the night again I shall sleep; and no dream shall trouble me.
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From this reading AHI!
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From this reading And now, O my brother, the tale is all told.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
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From this reading And now, O my brother, the tale is all told.
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From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the night, through the day, and into the night again I shall sleep; and no dream shall trouble me.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading From the night, through the day, and into the night again I shall sleep; and no dream shall trouble me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the night, through the day, and into the night again I shall sleep; and no dream shall trouble me.
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From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
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From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
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From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From the night, through the day, and into the night again I shall sleep; and no dream shall trouble me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
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From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
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From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the night, through the day, and into the night again I shall sleep; and no dream shall trouble me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
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From this reading From the night, through the day, and into the night again I shall sleep; and no dream shall trouble me.
not any; not one
From this reading From the night, through the day, and into the night again I shall sleep; and no dream shall trouble me.
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From this reading And now, O my brother, the tale is all told.
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From this reading And now, O my brother, the tale is all told.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
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From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now, O my brother, the tale is all told.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the night, through the day, and into the night again I shall sleep; and no dream shall trouble me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now, O my brother, the tale is all told.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the night, through the day, and into the night again I shall sleep; and no dream shall trouble me.
an old word for “to”
From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
at the time that
From this reading And when I have accomplished the matter and my Honour is made clean, I shall return thanks unto God, the Holder of the Scale of the Law, and I shall sleep.
