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Chapter VI
The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road. At the corner she stood still and withdrew her arm. "I can manage all right now. It was so dark under the shadow of that wall. Good night."
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good night."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I can manage all right now.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “It was so dark under the shadow of that wall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the corner she stood still and withdrew her arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the corner she stood still and withdrew her arm.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.”
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From this reading "I can manage all right now.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
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From this reading At the corner she stood still and withdrew her arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the corner she stood still and withdrew her arm.
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From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
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From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can manage all right now.
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From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
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From this reading At the corner she stood still and withdrew her arm.
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From this reading It was so dark under the shadow of that wall.
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From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
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From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good night."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the corner she stood still and withdrew her arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can manage all right now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
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From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
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From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
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From this reading "I can manage all right now.
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From this reading Good night."
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From this reading "I can manage all right now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was so dark under the shadow of that wall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
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From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can manage all right now.
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From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
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From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading It was so dark under the shadow of that wall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the corner she stood still and withdrew her arm.
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From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so dark under the shadow of that wall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the corner she stood still and withdrew her arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the corner she stood still and withdrew her arm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was so dark under the shadow of that wall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
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From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
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From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
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From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
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From this reading The sea gleamed very faintly under the black sky as they turned their backs on it and walked cautiously along the uneven path leading to the main road.
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From this reading It was so dark under the shadow of that wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so dark under the shadow of that wall.
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From this reading At the corner she stood still and withdrew her arm.
