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Chapter II
A NIGHT’S RIDE. Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate. Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start. “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly. “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
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for the reason that
From this reading ““That’s because you have just come out of the light.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That’s because you have just come out of the light.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““That’s because you have just come out of the light.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.”
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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 A NIGHT’S RIDE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
for the reason that
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
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From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
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From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
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From this reading “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly.
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From this reading “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
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From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
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From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
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From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
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From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
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From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
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From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
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From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
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From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
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From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
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From this reading A NIGHT’S RIDE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
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From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
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From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
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From this reading “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT’S RIDE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s as dark as pitch,” said Kate Daly.
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From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both the ladies came off the veranda to see him start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry jumped from the ground, kissed his wife, called her “old girl,” and told her to be happy, and got on his horse at the garden gate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That’s because you have just come out of the light.”
