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Chapter XXIII
THE WHELP. Gibbie sped down the hill through a worse rain than ever. The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued. Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour. Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gibbie sped down the hill through a worse rain than ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Gibbie sped down the hill through a worse rain than ever.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.”
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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 Gibbie sped down the hill through a worse rain than ever.
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From this reading Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.
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From this reading Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
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From this reading Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gibbie sped down the hill through a worse rain than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gibbie sped down the hill through a worse rain than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gibbie sped down the hill through a worse rain than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gibbie sped down the hill through a worse rain than ever.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
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From this reading Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.
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From this reading Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gibbie sped down the hill through a worse rain than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gibbie sped down the hill through a worse rain than ever.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Gibbie sped down the hill through a worse rain than ever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHELP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gibbie sped down the hill through a worse rain than ever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going down his own side of the Glashburn, the nearest path to the valley, the gamekeeper’s cottage was the first dwelling on his way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WHELP.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading The morning was close, and the vapours that filled it were like smoke burned to the hue of the flames whence it issued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a man that morning believed another great deluge begun, and all measures relating to things of this world lost labour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gibbie sped down the hill through a worse rain than ever.
