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Chapter IV
Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth. It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home. Even the Cove was bare of fishing craft. He was alone under his own rooftree, alone with an oppressive silence and his own thoughts. These were not particularly pleasant thoughts.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was alone under his own rooftree, alone with an oppressive silence and his own thoughts.”
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “Even the Cove was bare of fishing craft.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even the Cove was bare of fishing craft.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These were not particularly pleasant thoughts.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “He was alone under his own rooftree, alone with an oppressive silence and his own thoughts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These were not particularly pleasant thoughts.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “He was alone under his own rooftree, alone with an oppressive silence and his own thoughts.”
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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 Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.
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From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was alone under his own rooftree, alone with an oppressive silence and his own thoughts.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was alone under his own rooftree, alone with an oppressive silence and his own thoughts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
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From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
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From this reading Even the Cove was bare of fishing craft.
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From this reading Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.
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From this reading Even the Cove was bare of fishing craft.
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Even the Cove was bare of fishing craft.
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From this reading Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.
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From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
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From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the Cove was bare of fishing craft.
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From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
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From this reading Even the Cove was bare of fishing craft.
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From this reading Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.
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From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was alone under his own rooftree, alone with an oppressive silence and his own thoughts.
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From this reading Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was alone under his own rooftree, alone with an oppressive silence and his own thoughts.
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From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
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From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
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From this reading Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
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From this reading Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.
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From this reading Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.
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From this reading Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These were not particularly pleasant thoughts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even the Cove was bare of fishing craft.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.
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From this reading He was alone under his own rooftree, alone with an oppressive silence and his own thoughts.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was alone under his own rooftree, alone with an oppressive silence and his own thoughts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These were not particularly pleasant thoughts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These were not particularly pleasant thoughts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was alone under his own rooftree, alone with an oppressive silence and his own thoughts.
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From this reading Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He was alone under his own rooftree, alone with an oppressive silence and his own thoughts.
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From this reading Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inheritance On a morning four days later Jack MacRae sat staring into the coals on the hearth.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were not particularly pleasant thoughts.
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From this reading He was alone under his own rooftree, alone with an oppressive silence and his own thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
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From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was alone under his own rooftree, alone with an oppressive silence and his own thoughts.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were not particularly pleasant thoughts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was all over and done with, the house empty and still, Dolly Ferrara gone back to her uncle's home.
