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Chapter II
At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure. And the bully, closing the door, went to bed. Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house. Closed! Closed forever!
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.”
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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 Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
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From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
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From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
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From this reading And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
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From this reading And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.
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From this reading Closed!
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From this reading And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
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From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
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From this reading And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.
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From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
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From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
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From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
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From this reading Closed forever!
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From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
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From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
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From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
not any; not one
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
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From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
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From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
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From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
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From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
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From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At such an hour, he could do no harm; let him sleep in the open if it suited his pleasure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.
in the direction of
From this reading Old Barret started directly toward the fields, and like an abandoned dog, began to make a détour around his farm-house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the bully, closing the door, went to bed.
