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Chapter XV
UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands? In what region grew this great pine which swims with you to the sea? What fat lands reared this heavy trunk, which sinks at last, to be buried in the sands? What jewels lie under your flood? What rich minerals float impalpably in your tawny waters?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What fat lands reared this heavy trunk, which sinks at last, to be buried in the sands?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What fat lands reared this heavy trunk, which sinks at last, to be buried in the sands?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What fat lands reared this heavy trunk, which sinks at last, to be buried in the sands?
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From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
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From this reading What fat lands reared this heavy trunk, which sinks at last, to be buried in the sands?
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From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
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From this reading What fat lands reared this heavy trunk, which sinks at last, to be buried in the sands?
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From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
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From this reading What rich minerals float impalpably in your tawny waters?
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From this reading What jewels lie under your flood?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
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From this reading In what region grew this great pine which swims with you to the sea?
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From this reading What fat lands reared this heavy trunk, which sinks at last, to be buried in the sands?
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From this reading What rich minerals float impalpably in your tawny waters?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
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From this reading What jewels lie under your flood?
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From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What fat lands reared this heavy trunk, which sinks at last, to be buried in the sands?
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From this reading What jewels lie under your flood?
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From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
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From this reading What rich minerals float impalpably in your tawny waters?
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From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
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From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
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From this reading In what region grew this great pine which swims with you to the sea?
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From this reading What fat lands reared this heavy trunk, which sinks at last, to be buried in the sands?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In what region grew this great pine which swims with you to the sea?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What rich minerals float impalpably in your tawny waters?
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From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
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From this reading What fat lands reared this heavy trunk, which sinks at last, to be buried in the sands?
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From this reading In what region grew this great pine which swims with you to the sea?
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From this reading What fat lands reared this heavy trunk, which sinks at last, to be buried in the sands?
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From this reading In what region grew this great pine which swims with you to the sea?
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From this reading What rich minerals float impalpably in your tawny waters?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In what region grew this great pine which swims with you to the sea?
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From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In what region grew this great pine which swims with you to the sea?
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From this reading What fat lands reared this heavy trunk, which sinks at last, to be buried in the sands?
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
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From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
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From this reading What rich minerals float impalpably in your tawny waters?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In what region grew this great pine which swims with you to the sea?
in the company of; together with
From this reading In what region grew this great pine which swims with you to the sea?
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From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading UNDER ONE FLAG What do you bring, oh, mighty river--and what tidings do you carry from the great mountains yonder in the unknown lands?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What jewels lie under your flood?
