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ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time. The afternoon sun threw long shadows across the road. Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel. The rumble of the trolley-cars came up on the still air from the valley. My friend and I looked at each other and knocked out our pipes.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The afternoon sun threw long shadows across the road.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The afternoon sun threw long shadows across the road.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The afternoon sun threw long shadows across the road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My friend and I looked at each other and knocked out our pipes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.”
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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 ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The afternoon sun threw long shadows across the road.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The afternoon sun threw long shadows across the road.
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From this reading The rumble of the trolley-cars came up on the still air from the valley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My friend and I looked at each other and knocked out our pipes.
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From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
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From this reading The rumble of the trolley-cars came up on the still air from the valley.
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From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading My friend and I looked at each other and knocked out our pipes.
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From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
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From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
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From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
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From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
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From this reading My friend and I looked at each other and knocked out our pipes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
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From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
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From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My friend and I looked at each other and knocked out our pipes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
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From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
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From this reading My friend and I looked at each other and knocked out our pipes.
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From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The afternoon sun threw long shadows across the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My friend and I looked at each other and knocked out our pipes.
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From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
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From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My friend and I looked at each other and knocked out our pipes.
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From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rumble of the trolley-cars came up on the still air from the valley.
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From this reading My friend and I looked at each other and knocked out our pipes.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading My friend and I looked at each other and knocked out our pipes.
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From this reading My friend and I looked at each other and knocked out our pipes.
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From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My friend and I looked at each other and knocked out our pipes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The afternoon sun threw long shadows across the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rumble of the trolley-cars came up on the still air from the valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
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From this reading The afternoon sun threw long shadows across the road.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
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From this reading The afternoon sun threw long shadows across the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
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From this reading The afternoon sun threw long shadows across the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rumble of the trolley-cars came up on the still air from the valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rumble of the trolley-cars came up on the still air from the valley.
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From this reading The rumble of the trolley-cars came up on the still air from the valley.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
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From this reading Mrs. Wederslen flew past in her automobile, inclining her haughty southern head as she sat, erect and dominant, behind the steering-wheel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM WIGBOROUGH For a few moments we sat still, oblivious of the flight of time.
