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Chapter XIII
TRYING TO BE TRUE. Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air. Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door. "Oh, what a night!" Kate cried.
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later than; following
From this reading “Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kate cried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.”
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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 "Oh, what a night!"
later than; following
From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
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From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
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From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TRYING TO BE TRUE.
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From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
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From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
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From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
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From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate cried.
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From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
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From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
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From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
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From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
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From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
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From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
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From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
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From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
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From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
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From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
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From this reading Kate cried.
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From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
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From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
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From this reading "Oh, what a night!"
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From this reading "Oh, what a night!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
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From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Late that evening, the sleighing party returned in high good spirits--all exhilaration after their long drive through the frosty air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TRYING TO BE TRUE.
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From this reading TRYING TO BE TRUE.
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From this reading TRYING TO BE TRUE.
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From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, what a night!"
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From this reading Crescent moon and silver stars spangled the deep Canadian sky, glittering coldly bright in the hard white snow, as they jingled merrily up to the door.
