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Chapter III
They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back. They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them. "Uncle Bill!" repeated Bull and, lowering his head, strode into the storm. The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door. In the first place it was probably not their father.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the first place it was probably not their father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Uncle Bill!" repeated Bull and, lowering his head, strode into the storm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back.
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From this reading They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back.
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From this reading "Uncle Bill!" repeated Bull and, lowering his head, strode into the storm.
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From this reading "Uncle Bill!" repeated Bull and, lowering his head, strode into the storm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door.
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From this reading They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.
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From this reading The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door.
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From this reading They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door.
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From this reading In the first place it was probably not their father.
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From this reading They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place it was probably not their father.
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From this reading They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.
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From this reading They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.
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From this reading The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door.
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From this reading The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door.
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From this reading The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door.
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From this reading "Uncle Bill!" repeated Bull and, lowering his head, strode into the storm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.
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From this reading They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Uncle Bill!" repeated Bull and, lowering his head, strode into the storm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Uncle Bill!" repeated Bull and, lowering his head, strode into the storm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the first place it was probably not their father.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back.
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From this reading The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door.
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From this reading "Uncle Bill!" repeated Bull and, lowering his head, strode into the storm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door.
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From this reading The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door.
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From this reading In the first place it was probably not their father.
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From this reading They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the first place it was probably not their father.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Uncle Bill!" repeated Bull and, lowering his head, strode into the storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others exchanged frightened glances and then followed, but not outside of the shaft of light from the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uncle Bill!" repeated Bull and, lowering his head, strode into the storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uncle Bill!" repeated Bull and, lowering his head, strode into the storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the first place it was probably not their father.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back.
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From this reading They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.
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From this reading "Uncle Bill!" repeated Bull and, lowering his head, strode into the storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They could hear the fire flare and flutter in the stove; then the wind screamed again, and the wail came down to them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first place it was probably not their father.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They stood with the wind taking them with its teeth and pressing them heavily back.
