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Chapter II
‘And what did you see?’ ‘A smith forging something or other out of Cold Iron. When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley. I saw Cold Iron flash in the sun, but I couldn’t quite make out where it fell. That didn’t trouble me.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I saw Cold Iron flash in the sun, but I couldn’t quite make out where it fell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I saw Cold Iron flash in the sun, but I couldn’t quite make out where it fell.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “‘A smith forging something or other out of Cold Iron.”
in the direction of
From this reading “When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.”
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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 ‘A smith forging something or other out of Cold Iron.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And what did you see?’
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From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I saw Cold Iron flash in the sun, but I couldn’t quite make out where it fell.
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From this reading ‘A smith forging something or other out of Cold Iron.
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From this reading I saw Cold Iron flash in the sun, but I couldn’t quite make out where it fell.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘And what did you see?’
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From this reading That didn’t trouble me.
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From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
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From this reading I saw Cold Iron flash in the sun, but I couldn’t quite make out where it fell.
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From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
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From this reading I saw Cold Iron flash in the sun, but I couldn’t quite make out where it fell.
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From this reading ‘A smith forging something or other out of Cold Iron.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
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From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw Cold Iron flash in the sun, but I couldn’t quite make out where it fell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
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From this reading ‘A smith forging something or other out of Cold Iron.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I saw Cold Iron flash in the sun, but I couldn’t quite make out where it fell.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘A smith forging something or other out of Cold Iron.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘A smith forging something or other out of Cold Iron.
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From this reading ‘A smith forging something or other out of Cold Iron.
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From this reading ‘A smith forging something or other out of Cold Iron.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I saw Cold Iron flash in the sun, but I couldn’t quite make out where it fell.
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From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
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From this reading I saw Cold Iron flash in the sun, but I couldn’t quite make out where it fell.
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From this reading ‘And what did you see?’
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From this reading ‘A smith forging something or other out of Cold Iron.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ‘A smith forging something or other out of Cold Iron.
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From this reading I saw Cold Iron flash in the sun, but I couldn’t quite make out where it fell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That didn’t trouble me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
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From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
in the direction of
From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
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From this reading That didn’t trouble me.
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From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘And what did you see?’
at the time that
From this reading When it was finished, he weighed it in his hand (his back was towards me), and tossed it from him a longish quoit-throw down the valley.
in or at the place that
From this reading I saw Cold Iron flash in the sun, but I couldn’t quite make out where it fell.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘And what did you see?’
