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Chapter X
A NEW ACQUAINTANCE It was a beautiful evening. In the west the sunset glow still hung above the hills. Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky. It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road. When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “In the west the sunset glow still hung above the hills.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the west the sunset glow still hung above the hills.”
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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 NEW ACQUAINTANCE It was a beautiful evening.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In the west the sunset glow still hung above the hills.
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE It was a beautiful evening.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE It was a beautiful evening.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.
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From this reading Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE It was a beautiful evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the west the sunset glow still hung above the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the west the sunset glow still hung above the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the west the sunset glow still hung above the hills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the west the sunset glow still hung above the hills.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE It was a beautiful evening.
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From this reading Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky.
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE It was a beautiful evening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the west the sunset glow still hung above the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eastward the full moon’s great, golden disk was poised against the darkening blue of the summer sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the west the sunset glow still hung above the hills.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the west the sunset glow still hung above the hills.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE It was a beautiful evening.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was very still and quiet, and the only sounds that came to them were the soft _pat-pat_ of their shoes on the dusty road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the west the sunset glow still hung above the hills.
at the time that
From this reading When half the distance to the house-boat had been covered they slowed down to a walk, panting and puffing.
