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Chapter VII
At last the boy appeared. Zac bounced with joy, stirring the snowy air with cries of welcome. And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after. Ruth walked out into the road and stood before him. As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
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later than; following
From this reading “And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Ruth walked out into the road and stood before him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last the boy appeared.”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ruth walked out into the road and stood before him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.”
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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 As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
later than; following
From this reading And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.
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From this reading Zac bounced with joy, stirring the snowy air with cries of welcome.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.
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From this reading And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.
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From this reading At last the boy appeared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the boy appeared.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ruth walked out into the road and stood before him.
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From this reading Zac bounced with joy, stirring the snowy air with cries of welcome.
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From this reading At last the boy appeared.
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From this reading And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.
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From this reading Zac bounced with joy, stirring the snowy air with cries of welcome.
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From this reading And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.
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From this reading As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
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From this reading As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
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From this reading And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.
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From this reading As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ruth walked out into the road and stood before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
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From this reading As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ruth walked out into the road and stood before him.
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From this reading Zac bounced with joy, stirring the snowy air with cries of welcome.
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From this reading As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the boy appeared.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Zac bounced with joy, stirring the snowy air with cries of welcome.
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From this reading As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
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From this reading And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.
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From this reading Ruth walked out into the road and stood before him.
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From this reading And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.
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From this reading Ruth walked out into the road and stood before him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.
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From this reading Ruth walked out into the road and stood before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zac bounced with joy, stirring the snowy air with cries of welcome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zac bounced with joy, stirring the snowy air with cries of welcome.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth walked out into the road and stood before him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the boy appeared.
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From this reading As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Cyrus, glad as any other prisoner to be again at liberty, came running after.
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From this reading Ruth walked out into the road and stood before him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
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From this reading Zac bounced with joy, stirring the snowy air with cries of welcome.
which person or people
From this reading As he stopped there was a smile on his face, the old familiar smile of the guilty, who hope to soften the face of Justice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Zac bounced with joy, stirring the snowy air with cries of welcome.
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From this reading Zac bounced with joy, stirring the snowy air with cries of welcome.
