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Chapter II
OVER THE FENCE. It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure. Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help. There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off. Doris, trembling a little, knelt down and bent over the young man.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doris, trembling a little, knelt down and bent over the young man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “OVER THE FENCE.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.”
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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 It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
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From this reading It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
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From this reading Doris, trembling a little, knelt down and bent over the young man.
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From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
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From this reading Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.
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From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
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From this reading Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.
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From this reading It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
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From this reading Doris, trembling a little, knelt down and bent over the young man.
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From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
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From this reading Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.
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From this reading OVER THE FENCE.
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From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
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From this reading It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
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From this reading Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.
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From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
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From this reading It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
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From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
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From this reading Doris, trembling a little, knelt down and bent over the young man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doris, trembling a little, knelt down and bent over the young man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.
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From this reading Doris, trembling a little, knelt down and bent over the young man.
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From this reading It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
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From this reading It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
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From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
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From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER THE FENCE.
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From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
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From this reading Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.
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From this reading It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
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From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.
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From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
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From this reading Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.
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From this reading It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had all happened so suddenly that Doris sat for a moment staring at the motionless figure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVER THE FENCE.
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From this reading Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.
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From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
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From this reading Doris, trembling a little, knelt down and bent over the young man.
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From this reading Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
which person or people
From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then the color forsook her face, and she sprang up with a cry, and looked round for help.
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From this reading There was not a moving thing in sight excepting the horse, who had picked himself up and was calmly, not to say contemptuously, grazing a few yards off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doris, trembling a little, knelt down and bent over the young man.
