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Chapter IV
XII THE IRON IN THE FORGE FIRE He was bending over the sunken barrel. A shadow, not his own, blurred the water mirror. He looked up quickly. "Nan!" he cried. She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Nan!" he cried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up quickly.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “XII THE IRON IN THE FORGE FIRE He was bending over the sunken barrel.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “A shadow, not his own, blurred the water mirror.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.”
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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 A shadow, not his own, blurred the water mirror.
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From this reading XII THE IRON IN THE FORGE FIRE He was bending over the sunken barrel.
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From this reading She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
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From this reading XII THE IRON IN THE FORGE FIRE He was bending over the sunken barrel.
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From this reading A shadow, not his own, blurred the water mirror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nan!" he cried.
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From this reading She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
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From this reading She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
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From this reading She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
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From this reading XII THE IRON IN THE FORGE FIRE He was bending over the sunken barrel.
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From this reading XII THE IRON IN THE FORGE FIRE He was bending over the sunken barrel.
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From this reading She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading XII THE IRON IN THE FORGE FIRE He was bending over the sunken barrel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A shadow, not his own, blurred the water mirror.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading XII THE IRON IN THE FORGE FIRE He was bending over the sunken barrel.
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From this reading XII THE IRON IN THE FORGE FIRE He was bending over the sunken barrel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up quickly.
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From this reading She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A shadow, not his own, blurred the water mirror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
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From this reading "Nan!" he cried.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A shadow, not his own, blurred the water mirror.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
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From this reading She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
above and across; more than
From this reading XII THE IRON IN THE FORGE FIRE He was bending over the sunken barrel.
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From this reading A shadow, not his own, blurred the water mirror.
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From this reading He looked up quickly.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading A shadow, not his own, blurred the water mirror.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
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From this reading She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
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From this reading XII THE IRON IN THE FORGE FIRE He was bending over the sunken barrel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XII THE IRON IN THE FORGE FIRE He was bending over the sunken barrel.
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From this reading He looked up quickly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading XII THE IRON IN THE FORGE FIRE He was bending over the sunken barrel.
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From this reading A shadow, not his own, blurred the water mirror.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was standing on the opposite side of the barrel basin, looking down on him with good-natured mockery in the dark eyes.
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From this reading XII THE IRON IN THE FORGE FIRE He was bending over the sunken barrel.
