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Chapter XIV
A MISHAP. Sunday morning dawned clear and beautiful. When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys. The twittering of the birds was the only sound to break in upon the stillness. The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sunday morning dawned clear and beautiful.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The twittering of the birds was the only sound to break in upon the stillness.”
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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 MISHAP.
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From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sunday morning dawned clear and beautiful.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
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From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
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From this reading Sunday morning dawned clear and beautiful.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
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From this reading The twittering of the birds was the only sound to break in upon the stillness.
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From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
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From this reading The twittering of the birds was the only sound to break in upon the stillness.
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From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
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From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
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From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
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From this reading Sunday morning dawned clear and beautiful.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
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From this reading Sunday morning dawned clear and beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
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From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
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From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
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From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The twittering of the birds was the only sound to break in upon the stillness.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
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From this reading A MISHAP.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sunday morning dawned clear and beautiful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The twittering of the birds was the only sound to break in upon the stillness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
above and across; more than
From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The twittering of the birds was the only sound to break in upon the stillness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The twittering of the birds was the only sound to break in upon the stillness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sunday morning dawned clear and beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The summer sunshine covered all things in its softened light, and as far as the eye could see the hush of a solemn silence seemed to have driven away all other effects.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The twittering of the birds was the only sound to break in upon the stillness.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The twittering of the birds was the only sound to break in upon the stillness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The twittering of the birds was the only sound to break in upon the stillness.
at the time that
From this reading When Ethan came over to the camp to prepare breakfast, the river lay like a sheet of glass before the vision of the boys.
