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Chapter I
The Dodds were dead. For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard. The townfolk still spoke of them kindly. The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable. The Hardins were in America.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Dodds were dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The townfolk still spoke of them kindly.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.”
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From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
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From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
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From this reading The Hardins were in America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
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From this reading For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard.
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From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Dodds were dead.
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From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
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From this reading The Dodds were dead.
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From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard.
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From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
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From this reading For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard.
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From this reading For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard.
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From this reading The Hardins were in America.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
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From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
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From this reading The townfolk still spoke of them kindly.
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From this reading For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard.
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From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The townfolk still spoke of them kindly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The townfolk still spoke of them kindly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dodds were dead.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The townfolk still spoke of them kindly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard.
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From this reading The townfolk still spoke of them kindly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Dodds were dead.
in or at the place that
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
belonging to which person
From this reading The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him regularly, and Mistress Kitty, Mrs. Dodd's maid, whose trim figure always looked well in her mistress's gowns, was inconsolable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard.
