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Chapter V
She reached at last the just visible door of the stable. There was no sign of a light anywhere. Opening the upper half, she looked in: into a simple well of darkness. The smell of horses, and ammonia, and of warmth was startling to her, in that full night. She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Opening the upper half, she looked in: into a simple well of darkness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She reached at last the just visible door of the stable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Opening the upper half, she looked in: into a simple well of darkness.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Opening the upper half, she looked in: into a simple well of darkness.”
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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 There was no sign of a light anywhere.
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From this reading She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.
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From this reading The smell of horses, and ammonia, and of warmth was startling to her, in that full night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The smell of horses, and ammonia, and of warmth was startling to her, in that full night.
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From this reading There was no sign of a light anywhere.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She reached at last the just visible door of the stable.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.
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From this reading Opening the upper half, she looked in: into a simple well of darkness.
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From this reading She reached at last the just visible door of the stable.
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From this reading She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smell of horses, and ammonia, and of warmth was startling to her, in that full night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Opening the upper half, she looked in: into a simple well of darkness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The smell of horses, and ammonia, and of warmth was startling to her, in that full night.
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From this reading She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.
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From this reading The smell of horses, and ammonia, and of warmth was startling to her, in that full night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Opening the upper half, she looked in: into a simple well of darkness.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Opening the upper half, she looked in: into a simple well of darkness.
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From this reading She reached at last the just visible door of the stable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She reached at last the just visible door of the stable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no sign of a light anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Opening the upper half, she looked in: into a simple well of darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smell of horses, and ammonia, and of warmth was startling to her, in that full night.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sign of a light anywhere.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She reached at last the just visible door of the stable.
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From this reading Opening the upper half, she looked in: into a simple well of darkness.
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From this reading She reached at last the just visible door of the stable.
except for; apart from
From this reading She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She reached at last the just visible door of the stable.
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From this reading There was no sign of a light anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opening the upper half, she looked in: into a simple well of darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smell of horses, and ammonia, and of warmth was startling to her, in that full night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She reached at last the just visible door of the stable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smell of horses, and ammonia, and of warmth was startling to her, in that full night.
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From this reading She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The smell of horses, and ammonia, and of warmth was startling to her, in that full night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She reached at last the just visible door of the stable.
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From this reading There was no sign of a light anywhere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The smell of horses, and ammonia, and of warmth was startling to her, in that full night.
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From this reading Opening the upper half, she looked in: into a simple well of darkness.
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From this reading She reached at last the just visible door of the stable.
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From this reading The smell of horses, and ammonia, and of warmth was startling to her, in that full night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no sign of a light anywhere.
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From this reading Opening the upper half, she looked in: into a simple well of darkness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She listened with all her ears, but could hear nothing save the night, and the stirring of a horse.
