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Chapter III
THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURE. And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road. And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day. Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors. One afternoon his nurse took him to a farm.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One afternoon his nurse took him to a farm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One afternoon his nurse took him to a farm.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.”
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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 One afternoon his nurse took him to a farm.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon his nurse took him to a farm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
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From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
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From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
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From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.
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From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
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From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
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From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
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From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
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From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
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From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
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From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
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From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
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From this reading One afternoon his nurse took him to a farm.
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From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
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From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
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From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
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From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
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From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One afternoon his nurse took him to a farm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
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From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
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From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
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From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
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From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
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From this reading One afternoon his nurse took him to a farm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
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From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
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From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.
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From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
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From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
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From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
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From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
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From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
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From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One afternoon his nurse took him to a farm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spring turned into summer, and Bobby spent most of his days out of doors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so the house slipped back again to its gravity and silence, and the child played about in the shrubberies and sat in the apple-tree gazing wistfully up the dusty high-road.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And deep down in his heart the hope still lingered that his father would appear one day.
