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Chapter VIII
Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace. Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone. Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs. The sea in the bay flashed and glittered in the long rays of the afternoon sunshine. The scene was extraordinarily peaceful.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sea in the bay flashed and glittered in the long rays of the afternoon sunshine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace.”
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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 Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.
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From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sea in the bay flashed and glittered in the long rays of the afternoon sunshine.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was extraordinarily peaceful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sea in the bay flashed and glittered in the long rays of the afternoon sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sea in the bay flashed and glittered in the long rays of the afternoon sunshine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sea in the bay flashed and glittered in the long rays of the afternoon sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was extraordinarily peaceful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sea in the bay flashed and glittered in the long rays of the afternoon sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scene was extraordinarily peaceful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sea in the bay flashed and glittered in the long rays of the afternoon sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sea in the bay flashed and glittered in the long rays of the afternoon sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace.
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From this reading Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond lay the sloping meadow, with its clumps of bracken and grey stone walls, and in the background a more rugged line of rocky cliffs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scene was extraordinarily peaceful.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tallente took tea that afternoon with his three guests upon the terrace.
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From this reading Before them towered the wood-embosomed cliffs, with here and there great red gashes of scarred sandstone.
