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Chapter XIV
DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold. Beth sought him out in the evening and found him beside his library fire. The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night. Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas. “Uncle Jim,” she said, pausing.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.”
later than; following
From this reading “DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Beth sought him out in the evening and found him beside his library fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.”
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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 DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
later than; following
From this reading DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.
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From this reading The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beth sought him out in the evening and found him beside his library fire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
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From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beth sought him out in the evening and found him beside his library fire.
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From this reading Beth sought him out in the evening and found him beside his library fire.
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From this reading The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.
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From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
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From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
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From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
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From this reading The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.
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From this reading DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.
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From this reading DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.
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From this reading DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.
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From this reading The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.
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From this reading DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.
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From this reading DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.
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From this reading Beth sought him out in the evening and found him beside his library fire.
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From this reading Beth sought him out in the evening and found him beside his library fire.
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From this reading The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.
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From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
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From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beth sought him out in the evening and found him beside his library fire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Beth sought him out in the evening and found him beside his library fire.
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From this reading DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.
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From this reading The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.
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From this reading “Uncle Jim,” she said, pausing.
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From this reading DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.
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From this reading Beth sought him out in the evening and found him beside his library fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.
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From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.
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From this reading The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.
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From this reading Beth sought him out in the evening and found him beside his library fire.
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From this reading “Uncle Jim,” she said, pausing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Uncle Jim,” she said, pausing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beth sought him out in the evening and found him beside his library fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIRK ENTERTAINS The Sunday after Christmas found Mr. Cortlandt kept in the house by a cold.
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From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The logs burned cheerily, snapping and crackling; the red flames and impish sparks looked most alluring on this cold night.
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From this reading “Uncle Jim,” she said, pausing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Beth came across the thick carpet without a sound of a footfall; in her hand she carried the miniature which Aunt Rebecca had sent her at Christmas.
