Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

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From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

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From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading I mounted the ladder and was brushing the dead leaves from the bench when, somewhere below me and farther on, I heard voices.

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From this reading I mounted the ladder and was brushing the dead leaves from the bench when, somewhere below me and farther on, I heard voices.

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From this reading This was the most picturesque spot on the property, a wild confusion of trees and boulders.

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From this reading I mounted the ladder and was brushing the dead leaves from the bench when, somewhere below me and farther on, I heard voices.

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From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was the most picturesque spot on the property, a wild confusion of trees and boulders.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I mounted the ladder and was brushing the dead leaves from the bench when, somewhere below me and farther on, I heard voices.

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From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

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From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

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From this reading I mounted the ladder and was brushing the dead leaves from the bench when, somewhere below me and farther on, I heard voices.

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From this reading I flattened myself on the platform, listening intently.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

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From this reading I mounted the ladder and was brushing the dead leaves from the bench when, somewhere below me and farther on, I heard voices.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

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From this reading I flattened myself on the platform, listening intently.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

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From this reading I mounted the ladder and was brushing the dead leaves from the bench when, somewhere below me and farther on, I heard voices.

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From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I mounted the ladder and was brushing the dead leaves from the bench when, somewhere below me and farther on, I heard voices.

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From this reading I flattened myself on the platform, listening intently.

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From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I mounted the ladder and was brushing the dead leaves from the bench when, somewhere below me and farther on, I heard voices.

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From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

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From this reading This was the most picturesque spot on the property, a wild confusion of trees and boulders.

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From this reading I mounted the ladder and was brushing the dead leaves from the bench when, somewhere below me and farther on, I heard voices.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I flattened myself on the platform, listening intently.

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From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

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From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

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From this reading This was the most picturesque spot on the property, a wild confusion of trees and boulders.

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From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was the most picturesque spot on the property, a wild confusion of trees and boulders.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I mounted the ladder and was brushing the dead leaves from the bench when, somewhere below me and farther on, I heard voices.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was the most picturesque spot on the property, a wild confusion of trees and boulders.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was the most picturesque spot on the property, a wild confusion of trees and boulders.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

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From this reading This was the most picturesque spot on the property, a wild confusion of trees and boulders.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I mounted the ladder and was brushing the dead leaves from the bench when, somewhere below me and farther on, I heard voices.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This was the most picturesque spot on the property, a wild confusion of trees and boulders.

at the time that

From this reading I mounted the ladder and was brushing the dead leaves from the bench when, somewhere below me and farther on, I heard voices.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading On a summit in the midst of it Uncle Bash had built a platform round a majestic pine from which to view the Sound.

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From this reading This was the most picturesque spot on the property, a wild confusion of trees and boulders.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ALICE I wanted to be alone and struck off for a wood that lay on the northern end of the estate.