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Chapter XXVI
ON THE HILL NEAR MARCIGNY. The family of Kervan are reassembled together with Ronan in the large hall of the farmhouse. After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work. The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another. Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.
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later than; following
From this reading “After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.”
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later than; following
From this reading After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The family of Kervan are reassembled together with Ronan in the large hall of the farmhouse.
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From this reading The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.
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From this reading Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.
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From this reading Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.
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From this reading After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.
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From this reading After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.
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From this reading The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.
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From this reading The family of Kervan are reassembled together with Ronan in the large hall of the farmhouse.
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From this reading The family of Kervan are reassembled together with Ronan in the large hall of the farmhouse.
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From this reading Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.
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From this reading The family of Kervan are reassembled together with Ronan in the large hall of the farmhouse.
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From this reading ON THE HILL NEAR MARCIGNY.
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From this reading Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The family of Kervan are reassembled together with Ronan in the large hall of the farmhouse.
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From this reading Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The family of Kervan are reassembled together with Ronan in the large hall of the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The family of Kervan are reassembled together with Ronan in the large hall of the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE HILL NEAR MARCIGNY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE HILL NEAR MARCIGNY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The family of Kervan are reassembled together with Ronan in the large hall of the farmhouse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE HILL NEAR MARCIGNY.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The family of Kervan are reassembled together with Ronan in the large hall of the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The family of Kervan are reassembled together with Ronan in the large hall of the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Huge logs of beech and oak burn in the fireplace, seeing that outside the cold is intense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE HILL NEAR MARCIGNY.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.
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From this reading The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The family of Kervan are reassembled together with Ronan in the large hall of the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The men pound the wheat, which they pour out of one set of large bags and then drop into another.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The family of Kervan are reassembled together with Ronan in the large hall of the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the morning repast the women take up their distaffs, or some other domestic work.
