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Chapter XXIX
John remained at Epworth until Thursday evening. Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common. A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman. He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her. "Hetty!"
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John remained at Epworth until Thursday evening.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “John remained at Epworth until Thursday evening.”
in the direction of
From this reading “A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.”
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “John remained at Epworth until Thursday evening.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.”
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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 Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.
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From this reading He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John remained at Epworth until Thursday evening.
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From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.
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From this reading A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
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From this reading A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.
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From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.
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From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John remained at Epworth until Thursday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John remained at Epworth until Thursday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.
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From this reading "Hetty!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.
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From this reading He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John remained at Epworth until Thursday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
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From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
above and across; more than
From this reading A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading John remained at Epworth until Thursday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He drew aside to let her pass; but in that instant she stretched out both hands to him and he recognised her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John remained at Epworth until Thursday evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
in the direction of
From this reading A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.
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From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.
up to a particular time
From this reading John remained at Epworth until Thursday evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
at the time that
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A little beyond Scawsit Bridge a figure came over the fields towards him, walking swiftly in the twilight--a woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
but in spite of that
From this reading Dark was falling when he set out to tramp back to Wroote, but the guns of a few late partridge-shooters yet echoed across the common.
