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Chapter XV
Brooding Clouds. There was a shadow upon the Parsonage. The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?” At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced. Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?””
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?””
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “There was a shadow upon the Parsonage.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “There was a shadow upon the Parsonage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.”
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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 There was a shadow upon the Parsonage.
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From this reading At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.
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From this reading Brooding Clouds.
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From this reading Brooding Clouds.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
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From this reading Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.
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From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
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From this reading At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.
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From this reading At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced.
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From this reading Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.
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From this reading At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced.
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From this reading At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
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From this reading At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced.
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From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
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From this reading Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
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From this reading Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced.
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From this reading At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced.
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From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
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From this reading There was a shadow upon the Parsonage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading There was a shadow upon the Parsonage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a shadow upon the Parsonage.
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From this reading There was a shadow upon the Parsonage.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.
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From this reading At meal times Jack was nearly always gloomy and preoccupied, or if he was gay his merriment was evidently forced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was a shadow upon the Parsonage.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
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From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a shadow upon the Parsonage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
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From this reading The two little ladies looked at each other with vague dismay, and asked wonderingly, “What is this that has come upon us?”
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From this reading Between meals he went for long, lonely tramps, and constantly those two perpendicular lines wrinkled his forehead.
