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Chapter XVI
Gallows and knock are too powerful on the highway --Winter's Tale. The hint of the hospitable farmer was not lost on Brown. But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies. She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place. Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.”
during the time that
From this reading “But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies.”
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From this reading Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
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From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gallows and knock are too powerful on the highway --Winter's Tale.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gallows and knock are too powerful on the highway --Winter's Tale.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
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From this reading But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies.
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From this reading The hint of the hospitable farmer was not lost on Brown.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies.
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From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
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From this reading Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
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From this reading But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies.
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From this reading The hint of the hospitable farmer was not lost on Brown.
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From this reading Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
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From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
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From this reading But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies.
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From this reading Gallows and knock are too powerful on the highway --Winter's Tale.
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From this reading Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies.
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From this reading Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
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From this reading Gallows and knock are too powerful on the highway --Winter's Tale.
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From this reading The hint of the hospitable farmer was not lost on Brown.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies.
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From this reading The hint of the hospitable farmer was not lost on Brown.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
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From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
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From this reading Gallows and knock are too powerful on the highway --Winter's Tale.
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From this reading Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
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From this reading The hint of the hospitable farmer was not lost on Brown.
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From this reading But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies.
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From this reading But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The hint of the hospitable farmer was not lost on Brown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hint of the hospitable farmer was not lost on Brown.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gallows and knock are too powerful on the highway --Winter's Tale.
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From this reading But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies.
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From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gallows and knock are too powerful on the highway --Winter's Tale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
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From this reading Gallows and knock are too powerful on the highway --Winter's Tale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gallows and knock are too powerful on the highway --Winter's Tale.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gallows and knock are too powerful on the highway --Winter's Tale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hint of the hospitable farmer was not lost on Brown.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
at the time that
From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
during the time that
From this reading But while he paid his reckoning he could not avoid repeatedly fixing his eyes on Meg Merrilies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gallows and knock are too powerful on the highway --Winter's Tale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was in all respects the same witch-like figure as when we first introduced her at Ellangowan Place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time had grizzled her raven locks and added wrinkles to her wild features, but her height remained erect, and her activity was unimpaired.
