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Chapter XVII
POTATO CAKES. “The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained their prey.” The rain was not by any means over when we came out into the field. It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air. A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The rain was not by any means over when we came out into the field.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.”
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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 A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
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From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
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From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
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From this reading The rain was not by any means over when we came out into the field.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained their prey.”
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From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The rain was not by any means over when we came out into the field.
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From this reading POTATO CAKES.
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From this reading The rain was not by any means over when we came out into the field.
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From this reading “The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained their prey.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
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From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained their prey.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
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From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rain was not by any means over when we came out into the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
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From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
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From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
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From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained their prey.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The rain was not by any means over when we came out into the field.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained their prey.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
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From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rain was not by any means over when we came out into the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The rain was not by any means over when we came out into the field.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained their prey.”
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From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
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From this reading The rain was not by any means over when we came out into the field.
above and across; more than
From this reading The rain was not by any means over when we came out into the field.
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From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
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From this reading POTATO CAKES.
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From this reading “The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained their prey.”
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From this reading “The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained their prey.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rain was not by any means over when we came out into the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained their prey.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
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From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained their prey.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained their prey.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained their prey.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained their prey.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was half-past four, but, though the sun had sunk, the clouds had lifted, and the misty orange light of the after-glow filled the air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained their prey.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rain was not by any means over when we came out into the field.
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From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The rain was not by any means over when we came out into the field.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
at the time that
From this reading The rain was not by any means over when we came out into the field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slim scrap of a moon had slipped up over the hill to the eastward, and the bats were swooping round our heads as we picked our way across the muddy yard of the demesne farm.
