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Chapter IV
In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike. Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine. Her son like Beaut McGregor did not work in the mine. He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills. Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.”
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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 In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
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From this reading Her son like Beaut McGregor did not work in the mine.
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From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
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From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her son like Beaut McGregor did not work in the mine.
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From this reading Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.
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From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.
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From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
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From this reading Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
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From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
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From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
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From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
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From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
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From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
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From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
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From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her son like Beaut McGregor did not work in the mine.
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From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.
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From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her son like Beaut McGregor did not work in the mine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
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From this reading Her man had died with the others during the fire in the mine.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hurried through Main Street or went half running among the trees on the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miners seeing him hurrying along with white intense face shook their heads.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a cellar-like house driven like a stake into the hillside above Coal Creek lived Kate Hartnet with her son Mike.
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From this reading Her son like Beaut McGregor did not work in the mine.
