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Chapter VII
“It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again. Then you can send up the sap and the leaves back to the sky; later. “And to me, the men in Mexico are like trees, forests that the white men felled in their coming. But the roots of the trees are deep and alive and forever sending up new shoots. “And each new shoot that comes up overthrows a Spanish church or an American factory.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.”
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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 “And each new shoot that comes up overthrows a Spanish church or an American factory.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
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From this reading But the roots of the trees are deep and alive and forever sending up new shoots.
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From this reading “And each new shoot that comes up overthrows a Spanish church or an American factory.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “And each new shoot that comes up overthrows a Spanish church or an American factory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then you can send up the sap and the leaves back to the sky; later.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And to me, the men in Mexico are like trees, forests that the white men felled in their coming.
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From this reading Then you can send up the sap and the leaves back to the sky; later.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the roots of the trees are deep and alive and forever sending up new shoots.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Then you can send up the sap and the leaves back to the sky; later.
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From this reading “And each new shoot that comes up overthrows a Spanish church or an American factory.
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From this reading “And each new shoot that comes up overthrows a Spanish church or an American factory.
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From this reading “And to me, the men in Mexico are like trees, forests that the white men felled in their coming.
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From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
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From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
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From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “And each new shoot that comes up overthrows a Spanish church or an American factory.
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From this reading “And each new shoot that comes up overthrows a Spanish church or an American factory.
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From this reading “And to me, the men in Mexico are like trees, forests that the white men felled in their coming.
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From this reading “And to me, the men in Mexico are like trees, forests that the white men felled in their coming.
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From this reading But the roots of the trees are deep and alive and forever sending up new shoots.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And to me, the men in Mexico are like trees, forests that the white men felled in their coming.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then you can send up the sap and the leaves back to the sky; later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then you can send up the sap and the leaves back to the sky; later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And to me, the men in Mexico are like trees, forests that the white men felled in their coming.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And to me, the men in Mexico are like trees, forests that the white men felled in their coming.
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From this reading “And to me, the men in Mexico are like trees, forests that the white men felled in their coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And to me, the men in Mexico are like trees, forests that the white men felled in their coming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
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From this reading But the roots of the trees are deep and alive and forever sending up new shoots.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the roots of the trees are deep and alive and forever sending up new shoots.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “And each new shoot that comes up overthrows a Spanish church or an American factory.
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From this reading “And each new shoot that comes up overthrows a Spanish church or an American factory.
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From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then you can send up the sap and the leaves back to the sky; later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the roots of the trees are deep and alive and forever sending up new shoots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And each new shoot that comes up overthrows a Spanish church or an American factory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the roots of the trees are deep and alive and forever sending up new shoots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then you can send up the sap and the leaves back to the sky; later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And each new shoot that comes up overthrows a Spanish church or an American factory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And to me, the men in Mexico are like trees, forests that the white men felled in their coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “And to me, the men in Mexico are like trees, forests that the white men felled in their coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then you can send up the sap and the leaves back to the sky; later.
up to a particular time
From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And to me, the men in Mexico are like trees, forests that the white men felled in their coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then you can send up the sap and the leaves back to the sky; later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And to me, the men in Mexico are like trees, forests that the white men felled in their coming.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It may be you need to be drawn down, down, till you send roots into the deep places again.
