Chapter VI

higher than, or over, something

From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading “Asleep; restin’ quiet.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

the two together, not just one

From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading Cap’n What’s-name here’ll take Quinn’s hoss home.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading The sight was unfamiliar and daunting.

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From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.

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From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.

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From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.

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From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading Cap’n What’s-name here’ll take Quinn’s hoss home.

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From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.

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From this reading Cap’n What’s-name here’ll take Quinn’s hoss home.

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From this reading Cap’n What’s-name here’ll take Quinn’s hoss home.

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From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.

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From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.

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From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.

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From this reading “Asleep; restin’ quiet.

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From this reading Cap’n What’s-name here’ll take Quinn’s hoss home.

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From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading “Asleep; restin’ quiet.

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From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading The sight was unfamiliar and daunting.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.

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From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Cap’n What’s-name here’ll take Quinn’s hoss home.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

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From this reading The sight was unfamiliar and daunting.

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From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The sight was unfamiliar and daunting.

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From this reading Cap’n What’s-name here’ll take Quinn’s hoss home.

at the time that

From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.

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From this reading THE COUNCIL The house, as they plunged down the last hill at midnight, showed orange squares above and below,--the windows in both stories, lighted as for some rare festivity.

in the company of; together with

From this reading So, when the door opened, was the strange new dignity with which Ella admitted him and answered his unspoken question.