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Chapter VII
"I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer. "That’s a good Woodson. I want Regulus to be one of the boatmen. You can send any other you choose. I shall take Darkeih with me."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can send any other you choose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That’s a good Woodson.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I want Regulus to be one of the boatmen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall take Darkeih with me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall take Darkeih with me."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.”
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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 "That’s a good Woodson.
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From this reading You can send any other you choose.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I want Regulus to be one of the boatmen.
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From this reading I want Regulus to be one of the boatmen.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can send any other you choose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can send any other you choose.
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From this reading I shall take Darkeih with me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That’s a good Woodson.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
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From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I shall take Darkeih with me."
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From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I want Regulus to be one of the boatmen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I want Regulus to be one of the boatmen.
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From this reading You can send any other you choose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want Regulus to be one of the boatmen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can send any other you choose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall take Darkeih with me."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall take Darkeih with me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
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From this reading "That’s a good Woodson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want Regulus to be one of the boatmen.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want Regulus to be one of the boatmen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I shall take Darkeih with me."
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From this reading "That’s a good Woodson.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I reckon so, Mistress Patricia, seeing that you have set your heart upon it," said the still reluctant overseer.
