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Chapter XIX
THE STOLEN TRUNK The three days’ rain became a reality. A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all. Petite Jeanne did not care. She had been sent north to rest. There was still a pile of unread romances in the corner cupboard.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had been sent north to rest.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had been sent north to rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was still a pile of unread romances in the corner cupboard.”
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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 THE STOLEN TRUNK The three days’ rain became a reality.
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From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
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From this reading THE STOLEN TRUNK The three days’ rain became a reality.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been sent north to rest.
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From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
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From this reading Petite Jeanne did not care.
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From this reading There was still a pile of unread romances in the corner cupboard.
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From this reading There was still a pile of unread romances in the corner cupboard.
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From this reading THE STOLEN TRUNK The three days’ rain became a reality.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Petite Jeanne did not care.
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From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
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From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
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From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
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From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
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From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been sent north to rest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
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From this reading Petite Jeanne did not care.
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From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
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From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
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From this reading She had been sent north to rest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Petite Jeanne did not care.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
above and across; more than
From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
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From this reading Petite Jeanne did not care.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was still a pile of unread romances in the corner cupboard.
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From this reading THE STOLEN TRUNK The three days’ rain became a reality.
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From this reading THE STOLEN TRUNK The three days’ rain became a reality.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been sent north to rest.
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From this reading There was still a pile of unread romances in the corner cupboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been sent north to rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
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From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been sent north to rest.
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From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was still a pile of unread romances in the corner cupboard.
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From this reading THE STOLEN TRUNK The three days’ rain became a reality.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STOLEN TRUNK The three days’ rain became a reality.
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From this reading There was still a pile of unread romances in the corner cupboard.
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From this reading THE STOLEN TRUNK The three days’ rain became a reality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been sent north to rest.
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From this reading THE STOLEN TRUNK The three days’ rain became a reality.
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From this reading A steady downpour, that set the forest mourning in earnest and turned the lake into a blanket of gray, settled down over all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was still a pile of unread romances in the corner cupboard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was still a pile of unread romances in the corner cupboard.
