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Chapter XIX
Winter relaxed its clutch slowly that year. March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice. But at mid-day there was spring in the air. In the courtyard of the hospital, convalescents sat on the benches and watched for robins. The fountain, which had frozen out, was being repaired.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The fountain, which had frozen out, was being repaired.”
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.”
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading “In the courtyard of the hospital, convalescents sat on the benches and watched for robins.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.”
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From this reading But at mid-day there was spring in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
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From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at mid-day there was spring in the air.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The fountain, which had frozen out, was being repaired.
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From this reading In the courtyard of the hospital, convalescents sat on the benches and watched for robins.
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at mid-day there was spring in the air.
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From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
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From this reading Winter relaxed its clutch slowly that year.
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From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
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From this reading In the courtyard of the hospital, convalescents sat on the benches and watched for robins.
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading In the courtyard of the hospital, convalescents sat on the benches and watched for robins.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the courtyard of the hospital, convalescents sat on the benches and watched for robins.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
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From this reading The fountain, which had frozen out, was being repaired.
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From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fountain, which had frozen out, was being repaired.
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From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
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From this reading In the courtyard of the hospital, convalescents sat on the benches and watched for robins.
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From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But at mid-day there was spring in the air.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Winter relaxed its clutch slowly that year.
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From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
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From this reading But at mid-day there was spring in the air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the courtyard of the hospital, convalescents sat on the benches and watched for robins.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the courtyard of the hospital, convalescents sat on the benches and watched for robins.
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From this reading The fountain, which had frozen out, was being repaired.
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From this reading Winter relaxed its clutch slowly that year.
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From this reading The fountain, which had frozen out, was being repaired.
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From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
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From this reading In the courtyard of the hospital, convalescents sat on the benches and watched for robins.
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From this reading In the courtyard of the hospital, convalescents sat on the benches and watched for robins.
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From this reading Winter relaxed its clutch slowly that year.
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From this reading But at mid-day there was spring in the air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Winter relaxed its clutch slowly that year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
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From this reading But at mid-day there was spring in the air.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
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From this reading In the courtyard of the hospital, convalescents sat on the benches and watched for robins.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fountain, which had frozen out, was being repaired.
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From this reading Winter relaxed its clutch slowly that year.
in the company of; together with
From this reading March was bitterly cold; even April found the roads still frozen and the hedgerows clustered with ice.
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From this reading Winter relaxed its clutch slowly that year.
