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MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange. He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington. The latter, on entering, stared at him and then flung open a cupboard and poured out a glass of wine. "Drink that before you talk. You look half dead," he said.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"Drink that before you talk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look half dead," he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Drink that before you talk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look half dead," he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look half dead," he said.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The latter, on entering, stared at him and then flung open a cupboard and poured out a glass of wine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.”
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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 MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
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From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The latter, on entering, stared at him and then flung open a cupboard and poured out a glass of wine.
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From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
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From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Drink that before you talk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter, on entering, stared at him and then flung open a cupboard and poured out a glass of wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You look half dead," he said.
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From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Drink that before you talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter, on entering, stared at him and then flung open a cupboard and poured out a glass of wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter, on entering, stared at him and then flung open a cupboard and poured out a glass of wine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
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From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
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From this reading The latter, on entering, stared at him and then flung open a cupboard and poured out a glass of wine.
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From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You look half dead," he said.
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From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
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From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The latter, on entering, stared at him and then flung open a cupboard and poured out a glass of wine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
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From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter, on entering, stared at him and then flung open a cupboard and poured out a glass of wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You look half dead," he said.
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From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
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From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The latter, on entering, stared at him and then flung open a cupboard and poured out a glass of wine.
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From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter, on entering, stared at him and then flung open a cupboard and poured out a glass of wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You look half dead," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter, on entering, stared at him and then flung open a cupboard and poured out a glass of wine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Drink that before you talk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Drink that before you talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter, on entering, stared at him and then flung open a cupboard and poured out a glass of wine.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
at the time that
From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
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From this reading The latter, on entering, stared at him and then flung open a cupboard and poured out a glass of wine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was aching from fatigue and cold, and the deerskin jacket stood out from his numbed body, stiff with frost, when, leaning heavily on a table, he awaited Colonel Barrington.
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From this reading MAUD HARRINGTON'S PROMISE Daylight had not broken across the prairie, when, floundering through a foot of dusty snow, Witham reached the Grange.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Drink that before you talk.
