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Chapter VI
“We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand. “We have seen the Girl. Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home. I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me. I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.”
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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 I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.
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From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.
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From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
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From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.
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From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
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From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.
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From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
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From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.
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From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.
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From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.
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From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
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From this reading “We have seen the Girl.
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From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.
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From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
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From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.
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From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.
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From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.
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From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.
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From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
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From this reading “We have seen the Girl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.
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From this reading I feel quite equal to the latter proposition, Ajax, but how the nation to find her sticks me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have reached the 'beginning of the end,' Ajax!” said the Harvester, as the peacock ceased screaming and came to seek food from his hand.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I can't make a search so open that she will know and resent it.
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From this reading Now we must locate her and convince her that Medicine Woods is her happy home.
