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Chapter VI
’I spent,’ he said, ’ten months in the country. Thick-starred Orion was my only companion. Wherever a squirrel or a bee can go with security, I can go. I ate whatever was set before me; I touched ivy and dogwood. When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I ate whatever was set before me; I touched ivy and dogwood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “I ate whatever was set before me; I touched ivy and dogwood.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Wherever a squirrel or a bee can go with security, I can go.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.”
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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 Wherever a squirrel or a bee can go with security, I can go.
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From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I ate whatever was set before me; I touched ivy and dogwood.
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From this reading I ate whatever was set before me; I touched ivy and dogwood.
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From this reading Wherever a squirrel or a bee can go with security, I can go.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I ate whatever was set before me; I touched ivy and dogwood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Wherever a squirrel or a bee can go with security, I can go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
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From this reading Thick-starred Orion was my only companion.
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From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
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From this reading ’I spent,’ he said, ’ten months in the country.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
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From this reading I ate whatever was set before me; I touched ivy and dogwood.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
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From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
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From this reading Wherever a squirrel or a bee can go with security, I can go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ’I spent,’ he said, ’ten months in the country.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ’I spent,’ he said, ’ten months in the country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ’I spent,’ he said, ’ten months in the country.
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From this reading I ate whatever was set before me; I touched ivy and dogwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
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From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I ate whatever was set before me; I touched ivy and dogwood.
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From this reading ’I spent,’ he said, ’ten months in the country.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thick-starred Orion was my only companion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
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From this reading Thick-starred Orion was my only companion.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Wherever a squirrel or a bee can go with security, I can go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thick-starred Orion was my only companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’I spent,’ he said, ’ten months in the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wherever a squirrel or a bee can go with security, I can go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ate whatever was set before me; I touched ivy and dogwood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’I spent,’ he said, ’ten months in the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wherever a squirrel or a bee can go with security, I can go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’I spent,’ he said, ’ten months in the country.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’I spent,’ he said, ’ten months in the country.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thick-starred Orion was my only companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ate whatever was set before me; I touched ivy and dogwood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thick-starred Orion was my only companion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I ate whatever was set before me; I touched ivy and dogwood.
at the time that
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever a squirrel or a bee can go with security, I can go.
belonging to which person
From this reading When I went abroad, I kept company with every man on the road, for I knew that my evil and my good did not come from these, but from the Spirit, whose servant I was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wherever a squirrel or a bee can go with security, I can go.
