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Chapter VII
The fire sank, and Mrs. Hurd made no haste to light her lamp. Soon the old people were dim chattering shapes in a red darkness. Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road. At last there was a knock at the door. Mrs. Hurd ran to open it.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last there was a knock at the door.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Mrs. Hurd ran to open it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon the old people were dim chattering shapes in a red darkness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.”
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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 Soon the old people were dim chattering shapes in a red darkness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fire sank, and Mrs. Hurd made no haste to light her lamp.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.
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From this reading Soon the old people were dim chattering shapes in a red darkness.
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From this reading Soon the old people were dim chattering shapes in a red darkness.
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From this reading Soon the old people were dim chattering shapes in a red darkness.
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From this reading At last there was a knock at the door.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.
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From this reading The fire sank, and Mrs. Hurd made no haste to light her lamp.
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From this reading The fire sank, and Mrs. Hurd made no haste to light her lamp.
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From this reading Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fire sank, and Mrs. Hurd made no haste to light her lamp.
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From this reading The fire sank, and Mrs. Hurd made no haste to light her lamp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Soon the old people were dim chattering shapes in a red darkness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Hurd ran to open it.
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From this reading At last there was a knock at the door.
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From this reading The fire sank, and Mrs. Hurd made no haste to light her lamp.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last there was a knock at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fire sank, and Mrs. Hurd made no haste to light her lamp.
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From this reading The fire sank, and Mrs. Hurd made no haste to light her lamp.
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From this reading The fire sank, and Mrs. Hurd made no haste to light her lamp.
not any; not one
From this reading The fire sank, and Mrs. Hurd made no haste to light her lamp.
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From this reading Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.
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From this reading Soon the old people were dim chattering shapes in a red darkness.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Mrs. Hurd ran to open it.
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From this reading Soon the old people were dim chattering shapes in a red darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hurd ran to open it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon the old people were dim chattering shapes in a red darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fire sank, and Mrs. Hurd made no haste to light her lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon the old people were dim chattering shapes in a red darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon the old people were dim chattering shapes in a red darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fire sank, and Mrs. Hurd made no haste to light her lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.
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From this reading At last there was a knock at the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fire sank, and Mrs. Hurd made no haste to light her lamp.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.
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From this reading Mrs. Hurd still plaited, silent and upright, lifting her head every now and then at each sound upon the road.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last there was a knock at the door.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Soon the old people were dim chattering shapes in a red darkness.
