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Chapter VII
EVELYN CONQUERS The red sunset shone behind the trees and the light was going. A lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass. He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path. In the east the sunset touched the moor’s high top; the lower slopes were dusky blue. Across the clipped hedge the river shone with faint reflections and brawled across the stones.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Across the clipped hedge the river shone with faint reflections and brawled across the stones.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “EVELYN CONQUERS The red sunset shone behind the trees and the light was going.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.”
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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 lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the clipped hedge the river shone with faint reflections and brawled across the stones.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EVELYN CONQUERS The red sunset shone behind the trees and the light was going.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading EVELYN CONQUERS The red sunset shone behind the trees and the light was going.
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From this reading In the east the sunset touched the moor’s high top; the lower slopes were dusky blue.
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From this reading He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the clipped hedge the river shone with faint reflections and brawled across the stones.
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From this reading A lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the clipped hedge the river shone with faint reflections and brawled across the stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVELYN CONQUERS The red sunset shone behind the trees and the light was going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the east the sunset touched the moor’s high top; the lower slopes were dusky blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the east the sunset touched the moor’s high top; the lower slopes were dusky blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVELYN CONQUERS The red sunset shone behind the trees and the light was going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the clipped hedge the river shone with faint reflections and brawled across the stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVELYN CONQUERS The red sunset shone behind the trees and the light was going.
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From this reading A lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.
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From this reading A lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass.
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From this reading He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.
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From this reading Across the clipped hedge the river shone with faint reflections and brawled across the stones.
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From this reading In the east the sunset touched the moor’s high top; the lower slopes were dusky blue.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass.
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From this reading A lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVELYN CONQUERS The red sunset shone behind the trees and the light was going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the east the sunset touched the moor’s high top; the lower slopes were dusky blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the east the sunset touched the moor’s high top; the lower slopes were dusky blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVELYN CONQUERS The red sunset shone behind the trees and the light was going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the clipped hedge the river shone with faint reflections and brawled across the stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the clipped hedge the river shone with faint reflections and brawled across the stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVELYN CONQUERS The red sunset shone behind the trees and the light was going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the east the sunset touched the moor’s high top; the lower slopes were dusky blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lamp burned in Mrs. Haigh’s drawing-room, and Kit, at the gate, smelt flowers and freshly mown grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the clipped hedge the river shone with faint reflections and brawled across the stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVELYN CONQUERS The red sunset shone behind the trees and the light was going.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EVELYN CONQUERS The red sunset shone behind the trees and the light was going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the east the sunset touched the moor’s high top; the lower slopes were dusky blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the east the sunset touched the moor’s high top; the lower slopes were dusky blue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVELYN CONQUERS The red sunset shone behind the trees and the light was going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EVELYN CONQUERS The red sunset shone behind the trees and the light was going.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had borne some strain, and now he must fight his hardest fight; he went slowly up the path.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the east the sunset touched the moor’s high top; the lower slopes were dusky blue.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Across the clipped hedge the river shone with faint reflections and brawled across the stones.
