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Chapter VI
Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men. In silence the soup was finished—excellent, if a little thick; and fish was brought. In silence it was handed. Bosinney ventured: “It’s the first spring day.” Irene echoed softly: “Yes—the first spring day.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In silence the soup was finished—excellent, if a little thick; and fish was brought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bosinney ventured: “It’s the first spring day.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In silence the soup was finished—excellent, if a little thick; and fish was brought.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.”
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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 In silence the soup was finished—excellent, if a little thick; and fish was brought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bosinney ventured: “It’s the first spring day.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In silence the soup was finished—excellent, if a little thick; and fish was brought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bosinney ventured: “It’s the first spring day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Irene echoed softly: “Yes—the first spring day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In silence the soup was finished—excellent, if a little thick; and fish was brought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In silence the soup was finished—excellent, if a little thick; and fish was brought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bosinney ventured: “It’s the first spring day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In silence the soup was finished—excellent, if a little thick; and fish was brought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In silence it was handed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In silence the soup was finished—excellent, if a little thick; and fish was brought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Irene echoed softly: “Yes—the first spring day.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In silence it was handed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bosinney ventured: “It’s the first spring day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In silence the soup was finished—excellent, if a little thick; and fish was brought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Irene echoed softly: “Yes—the first spring day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In silence the soup was finished—excellent, if a little thick; and fish was brought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bosinney ventured: “It’s the first spring day.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In silence the soup was finished—excellent, if a little thick; and fish was brought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bosinney ventured: “It’s the first spring day.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In silence the soup was finished—excellent, if a little thick; and fish was brought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another, and the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Irene echoed softly: “Yes—the first spring day.”
