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Chapter X
At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass. Dick went out on the porch after dinner, and sniffed the air uneasily. “I don't much like the look of it,” he admitted to Sir Redmond. “It smells pretty strong, to be across the river. I sent a couple of the boys out to look a while ago.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading ““It smells pretty strong, to be across the river.”
later than; following
From this reading “Dick went out on the porch after dinner, and sniffed the air uneasily.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “I sent a couple of the boys out to look a while ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dick went out on the porch after dinner, and sniffed the air uneasily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don't much like the look of it,” he admitted to Sir Redmond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dick went out on the porch after dinner, and sniffed the air uneasily.”
during the time that
From this reading “I sent a couple of the boys out to look a while ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.”
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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 At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “It smells pretty strong, to be across the river.
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From this reading “I don't much like the look of it,” he admitted to Sir Redmond.
later than; following
From this reading Dick went out on the porch after dinner, and sniffed the air uneasily.
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From this reading I sent a couple of the boys out to look a while ago.
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From this reading Dick went out on the porch after dinner, and sniffed the air uneasily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It smells pretty strong, to be across the river.
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From this reading I sent a couple of the boys out to look a while ago.
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From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
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From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
two people or things considered together
From this reading I sent a couple of the boys out to look a while ago.
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From this reading Dick went out on the porch after dinner, and sniffed the air uneasily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick went out on the porch after dinner, and sniffed the air uneasily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't much like the look of it,” he admitted to Sir Redmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
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From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don't much like the look of it,” he admitted to Sir Redmond.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't much like the look of it,” he admitted to Sir Redmond.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I don't much like the look of it,” he admitted to Sir Redmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't much like the look of it,” he admitted to Sir Redmond.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't much like the look of it,” he admitted to Sir Redmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't much like the look of it,” he admitted to Sir Redmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dick went out on the porch after dinner, and sniffed the air uneasily.
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From this reading Dick went out on the porch after dinner, and sniffed the air uneasily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick went out on the porch after dinner, and sniffed the air uneasily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It smells pretty strong, to be across the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't much like the look of it,” he admitted to Sir Redmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It smells pretty strong, to be across the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sent a couple of the boys out to look a while ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't much like the look of it,” he admitted to Sir Redmond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It smells pretty strong, to be across the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick went out on the porch after dinner, and sniffed the air uneasily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It smells pretty strong, to be across the river.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don't much like the look of it,” he admitted to Sir Redmond.
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From this reading Dick went out on the porch after dinner, and sniffed the air uneasily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick went out on the porch after dinner, and sniffed the air uneasily.
during the time that
From this reading I sent a couple of the boys out to look a while ago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At dusk that night a glow was in the southern sky, and the wind carried the pungent odor of burning grass.
