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Chapter XIV
Roxana Insists Upon Reform. The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things. It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth. When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat. It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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for the reason that
From this reading “It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Roxana Insists Upon Reform.”
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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 The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
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From this reading It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
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From this reading When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat.
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From this reading The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
for the reason that
From this reading It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.
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From this reading It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat.
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From this reading Roxana Insists Upon Reform.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat.
above and across; more than
From this reading It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading Roxana Insists Upon Reform.
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From this reading It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading Roxana Insists Upon Reform.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
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From this reading The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
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From this reading The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Roxana Insists Upon Reform.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat.
at the time that
From this reading When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat.
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From this reading It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.
