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Chapter X
A WINTER'S evening at Moleswich. Very different from a winter sunset at Naples. It is intensely cold. There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements. Kenelm Chillingly entered the town on foot, no longer a knapsack on his back.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Very different from a winter sunset at Naples.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kenelm Chillingly entered the town on foot, no longer a knapsack on his back.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.”
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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 A WINTER'S evening at Moleswich.
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From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A WINTER'S evening at Moleswich.
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From this reading Kenelm Chillingly entered the town on foot, no longer a knapsack on his back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
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From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
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From this reading Kenelm Chillingly entered the town on foot, no longer a knapsack on his back.
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From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
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From this reading It is intensely cold.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Very different from a winter sunset at Naples.
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From this reading Kenelm Chillingly entered the town on foot, no longer a knapsack on his back.
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From this reading A WINTER'S evening at Moleswich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kenelm Chillingly entered the town on foot, no longer a knapsack on his back.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Very different from a winter sunset at Naples.
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From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kenelm Chillingly entered the town on foot, no longer a knapsack on his back.
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From this reading It is intensely cold.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is intensely cold.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is intensely cold.
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From this reading Kenelm Chillingly entered the town on foot, no longer a knapsack on his back.
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From this reading Kenelm Chillingly entered the town on foot, no longer a knapsack on his back.
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From this reading Kenelm Chillingly entered the town on foot, no longer a knapsack on his back.
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From this reading A WINTER'S evening at Moleswich.
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From this reading Very different from a winter sunset at Naples.
not any; not one
From this reading Kenelm Chillingly entered the town on foot, no longer a knapsack on his back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
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From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
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From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
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From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
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From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
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From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
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From this reading Very different from a winter sunset at Naples.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
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From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
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From this reading Kenelm Chillingly entered the town on foot, no longer a knapsack on his back.
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From this reading Very different from a winter sunset at Naples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
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From this reading Very different from a winter sunset at Naples.
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From this reading A WINTER'S evening at Moleswich.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There has been a slight fall of snow, accompanied with severe, bright, clean frost, a thin sprinkling of white on the pavements.
