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Chapter XIII
THE LEGEND OF THE PERFECT FOOD A foretaste of autumn had crept into the midst of summer. There were gray clouds in the sky, a north wind booming across the moors. Burton even shivered as he walked down the hill to the house where she lived. There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background. But the sun which gave them life was hidden.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “There were gray clouds in the sky, a north wind booming across the moors.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There were gray clouds in the sky, a north wind booming across the moors.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Burton even shivered as he walked down the hill to the house where she lived.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the sun which gave them life was hidden.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were gray clouds in the sky, a north wind booming across the moors.”
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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 THE LEGEND OF THE PERFECT FOOD A foretaste of autumn had crept into the midst of summer.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading There were gray clouds in the sky, a north wind booming across the moors.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Burton even shivered as he walked down the hill to the house where she lived.
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From this reading THE LEGEND OF THE PERFECT FOOD A foretaste of autumn had crept into the midst of summer.
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From this reading There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were gray clouds in the sky, a north wind booming across the moors.
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From this reading Burton even shivered as he walked down the hill to the house where she lived.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the sun which gave them life was hidden.
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From this reading There were gray clouds in the sky, a north wind booming across the moors.
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From this reading THE LEGEND OF THE PERFECT FOOD A foretaste of autumn had crept into the midst of summer.
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From this reading Burton even shivered as he walked down the hill to the house where she lived.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Burton even shivered as he walked down the hill to the house where she lived.
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From this reading There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background.
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From this reading There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background.
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From this reading THE LEGEND OF THE PERFECT FOOD A foretaste of autumn had crept into the midst of summer.
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From this reading THE LEGEND OF THE PERFECT FOOD A foretaste of autumn had crept into the midst of summer.
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From this reading There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background.
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From this reading But the sun which gave them life was hidden.
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From this reading There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background.
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From this reading There were gray clouds in the sky, a north wind booming across the moors.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LEGEND OF THE PERFECT FOOD A foretaste of autumn had crept into the midst of summer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Burton even shivered as he walked down the hill to the house where she lived.
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From this reading There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background.
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From this reading But the sun which gave them life was hidden.
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From this reading Burton even shivered as he walked down the hill to the house where she lived.
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From this reading Burton even shivered as he walked down the hill to the house where she lived.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were gray clouds in the sky, a north wind booming across the moors.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE LEGEND OF THE PERFECT FOOD A foretaste of autumn had crept into the midst of summer.
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From this reading THE LEGEND OF THE PERFECT FOOD A foretaste of autumn had crept into the midst of summer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the sun which gave them life was hidden.
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From this reading Burton even shivered as he walked down the hill to the house where she lived.
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From this reading THE LEGEND OF THE PERFECT FOOD A foretaste of autumn had crept into the midst of summer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were gray clouds in the sky, a north wind booming across the moors.
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From this reading There were gray clouds in the sky, a north wind booming across the moors.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LEGEND OF THE PERFECT FOOD A foretaste of autumn had crept into the midst of summer.
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From this reading There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LEGEND OF THE PERFECT FOOD A foretaste of autumn had crept into the midst of summer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Burton even shivered as he walked down the hill to the house where she lived.
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From this reading Burton even shivered as he walked down the hill to the house where she lived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were gray clouds in the sky, a north wind booming across the moors.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LEGEND OF THE PERFECT FOOD A foretaste of autumn had crept into the midst of summer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the sun which gave them life was hidden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LEGEND OF THE PERFECT FOOD A foretaste of autumn had crept into the midst of summer.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the sun which gave them life was hidden.
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From this reading There were gray clouds in the sky, a north wind booming across the moors.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Burton even shivered as he walked down the hill to the house where she lived.
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From this reading There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Burton even shivered as he walked down the hill to the house where she lived.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was still gorse, still heather, still a few roses in the garden and a glimmering vision of the beds of other flowers in the background.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were gray clouds in the sky, a north wind booming across the moors.
in or at the place that
From this reading Burton even shivered as he walked down the hill to the house where she lived.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the sun which gave them life was hidden.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were gray clouds in the sky, a north wind booming across the moors.
