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Chapter XV
Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run. The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him. He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa. There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him. Suddenly he stopped.
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Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading “The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly he stopped.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly he stopped.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.”
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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 Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
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From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
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From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
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From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
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From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
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From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
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From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
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From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
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From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
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From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
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From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
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From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
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From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
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From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
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From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
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From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he stopped.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he stopped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
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From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
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From this reading Once hidden by a group of trees, Giles broke into a run.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
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From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
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From this reading The road stared in front of him, white and implacable; the dust rose from it, choking him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a lull in the wind, and a few splashes of warm rain fell upon him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He bent forward, lifting his feet doggedly, dead tired, and with the feeling that he would never get to the villa.
