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Chapter II
MR. LONGCLUSE OPENS HIS HEART. The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night. The stars shine down over the foliage of huge old trees. Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
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a period of time or extent
From this reading “Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The stars shine down over the foliage of huge old trees.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
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From this reading Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
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From this reading Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
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From this reading Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
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From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
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From this reading Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
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From this reading The stars shine down over the foliage of huge old trees.
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From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
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From this reading The stars shine down over the foliage of huge old trees.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
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From this reading LONGCLUSE OPENS HIS HEART.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LONGCLUSE OPENS HIS HEART.
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From this reading Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
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From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
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From this reading The stars shine down over the foliage of huge old trees.
a period of time or extent
From this reading Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
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From this reading LONGCLUSE OPENS HIS HEART.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
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From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
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From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
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From this reading Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stars shine down over the foliage of huge old trees.
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From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
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From this reading LONGCLUSE OPENS HIS HEART.
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From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
above and across; more than
From this reading The stars shine down over the foliage of huge old trees.
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From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
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From this reading Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
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From this reading Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
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From this reading The stars shine down over the foliage of huge old trees.
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From this reading Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
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From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
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From this reading The stars shine down over the foliage of huge old trees.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
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From this reading Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
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From this reading The stars shine down over the foliage of huge old trees.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
which person or people
From this reading Dim as shadows stand the horse and tax-cart that await Mr. Longcluse and Richard Arden, who now at length appear.
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From this reading The old housekeeper had drawn near her window, and stood close to the pane, through which she looked out upon the star-lit night.
