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The Law of the Land
The Law of the Land

Chapter XVIII

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THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.
"You have taken from me my own," murmured Father Messasebe.
"You have swept away my children.
You have made child's roads for yourselves along my courses.
You have had freedom with me, the Father of the Waters.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Law of the Land

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.
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"You have taken from me my own," murmured Father Messasebe.
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"You have swept away my children.
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You have made child's roads for yourselves along my courses.
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You have had freedom with me, the Father of the Waters.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “You have made child's roads for yourselves along my courses.”

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"You have taken from me my own," murmured Father Messasebe.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.”

WILDERNESS noun US /ˈwɪldərnəs/

a wild area where few people live

From this reading “THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.”

Yourselves pronoun US /jʊrˈselvz/

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading “You have made child's roads for yourselves along my courses.”

All words in this reading · 39

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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading You have made child's roads for yourselves along my courses.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

away

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From this reading "You have swept away my children.

child's

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From this reading You have made child's roads for yourselves along my courses.

children

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From this reading "You have swept away my children.

courses

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From this reading You have made child's roads for yourselves along my courses.

Father

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From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You have made child's roads for yourselves along my courses.

freedom

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From this reading You have had freedom with me, the Father of the Waters.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "You have taken from me my own," murmured Father Messasebe.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading You have had freedom with me, the Father of the Waters.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You have taken from me my own," murmured Father Messasebe.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

made

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From this reading You have made child's roads for yourselves along my courses.

MAKING

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From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "You have taken from me my own," murmured Father Messasebe.

Messasebe

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From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

murmured

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From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "You have taken from me my own," murmured Father Messasebe.

northern

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From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You have had freedom with me, the Father of the Waters.

OP

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From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

own

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From this reading "You have taken from me my own," murmured Father Messasebe.

pine-lands

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From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

roads

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From this reading You have made child's roads for yourselves along my courses.

rush-environed

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From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

shores

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From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

swept

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From this reading "You have swept away my children.

taken

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From this reading "You have taken from me my own," murmured Father Messasebe.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

Waters

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From this reading You have had freedom with me, the Father of the Waters.

whispering

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From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

WILDERNESSnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/

a wild area where few people live

From this reading THE MAKING OP THE WILDERNESS In the northern pine-lands Father Messasebe murmured to himself, whispering among his rush-environed shores.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading You have had freedom with me, the Father of the Waters.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You have taken from me my own," murmured Father Messasebe.

yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading You have made child's roads for yourselves along my courses.