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Chapter IX
A FLINTY-HEARTED FATHER. BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford. Her heart beat faster as the time went on. Every minute might bring her a summons to the library to hear her father’s decision. Or Cyril would come into the garden to seek her, perhaps.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Or Cyril would come into the garden to seek her, perhaps.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every minute might bring her a summons to the library to hear her father’s decision.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every minute might bring her a summons to the library to hear her father’s decision.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Every minute might bring her a summons to the library to hear her father’s decision.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Or Cyril would come into the garden to seek her, perhaps.”
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading “Every minute might bring her a summons to the library to hear her father’s decision.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her heart beat faster as the time went on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her heart beat faster as the time went on.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Or Cyril would come into the garden to seek her, perhaps.”
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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 FLINTY-HEARTED FATHER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her heart beat faster as the time went on.
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From this reading Her heart beat faster as the time went on.
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From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
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From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
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From this reading Every minute might bring her a summons to the library to hear her father’s decision.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
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From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
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From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or Cyril would come into the garden to seek her, perhaps.
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From this reading Or Cyril would come into the garden to seek her, perhaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
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From this reading Every minute might bring her a summons to the library to hear her father’s decision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
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From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
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From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every minute might bring her a summons to the library to hear her father’s decision.
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From this reading Her heart beat faster as the time went on.
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From this reading A FLINTY-HEARTED FATHER.
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From this reading Every minute might bring her a summons to the library to hear her father’s decision.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FLINTY-HEARTED FATHER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or Cyril would come into the garden to seek her, perhaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every minute might bring her a summons to the library to hear her father’s decision.
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From this reading Her heart beat faster as the time went on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her heart beat faster as the time went on.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Or Cyril would come into the garden to seek her, perhaps.
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From this reading Every minute might bring her a summons to the library to hear her father’s decision.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Every minute might bring her a summons to the library to hear her father’s decision.
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From this reading Every minute might bring her a summons to the library to hear her father’s decision.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her heart beat faster as the time went on.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or Cyril would come into the garden to seek her, perhaps.
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From this reading Or Cyril would come into the garden to seek her, perhaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or Cyril would come into the garden to seek her, perhaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading Every minute might bring her a summons to the library to hear her father’s decision.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
up to a particular time
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her heart beat faster as the time went on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her heart beat faster as the time went on.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Or Cyril would come into the garden to seek her, perhaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX walked up and down by the river, till the gray day grew darker and duller, and the first shadows of evening began to show blue behind the gables and chimney stacks and square church tower of Little Yafford.
