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Chapter XXVII
ONE PROBLEM SOLVED The dusk was cool and soft. Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom. Doves nestled against the rafters of the bridge above, stirring with tired murmurings. When he came out under the stars he saw the red eyes of Dennis Kavanagh's house. The sight of them put the peace of the sky and fields out of his heart.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Doves nestled against the rafters of the bridge above, stirring with tired murmurings.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ONE PROBLEM SOLVED The dusk was cool and soft.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “When he came out under the stars he saw the red eyes of Dennis Kavanagh's house.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading Doves nestled against the rafters of the bridge above, stirring with tired murmurings.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ONE PROBLEM SOLVED The dusk was cool and soft.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
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From this reading Doves nestled against the rafters of the bridge above, stirring with tired murmurings.
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From this reading When he came out under the stars he saw the red eyes of Dennis Kavanagh's house.
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From this reading ONE PROBLEM SOLVED The dusk was cool and soft.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
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From this reading When he came out under the stars he saw the red eyes of Dennis Kavanagh's house.
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From this reading Doves nestled against the rafters of the bridge above, stirring with tired murmurings.
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From this reading ONE PROBLEM SOLVED The dusk was cool and soft.
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From this reading When he came out under the stars he saw the red eyes of Dennis Kavanagh's house.
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From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
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From this reading The sight of them put the peace of the sky and fields out of his heart.
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From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
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From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came out under the stars he saw the red eyes of Dennis Kavanagh's house.
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From this reading The sight of them put the peace of the sky and fields out of his heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sight of them put the peace of the sky and fields out of his heart.
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From this reading When he came out under the stars he saw the red eyes of Dennis Kavanagh's house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
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From this reading When he came out under the stars he saw the red eyes of Dennis Kavanagh's house.
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From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
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From this reading Doves nestled against the rafters of the bridge above, stirring with tired murmurings.
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From this reading Doves nestled against the rafters of the bridge above, stirring with tired murmurings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Doves nestled against the rafters of the bridge above, stirring with tired murmurings.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE PROBLEM SOLVED The dusk was cool and soft.
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From this reading When he came out under the stars he saw the red eyes of Dennis Kavanagh's house.
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From this reading The sight of them put the peace of the sky and fields out of his heart.
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From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
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From this reading ONE PROBLEM SOLVED The dusk was cool and soft.
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From this reading The sight of them put the peace of the sky and fields out of his heart.
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From this reading Doves nestled against the rafters of the bridge above, stirring with tired murmurings.
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From this reading When he came out under the stars he saw the red eyes of Dennis Kavanagh's house.
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From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
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From this reading When he came out under the stars he saw the red eyes of Dennis Kavanagh's house.
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From this reading The sight of them put the peace of the sky and fields out of his heart.
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From this reading The sight of them put the peace of the sky and fields out of his heart.
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From this reading ONE PROBLEM SOLVED The dusk was cool and soft.
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From this reading ONE PROBLEM SOLVED The dusk was cool and soft.
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From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
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From this reading When he came out under the stars he saw the red eyes of Dennis Kavanagh's house.
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From this reading Doves nestled against the rafters of the bridge above, stirring with tired murmurings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE PROBLEM SOLVED The dusk was cool and soft.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sight of them put the peace of the sky and fields out of his heart.
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From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
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From this reading Doves nestled against the rafters of the bridge above, stirring with tired murmurings.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When he came out under the stars he saw the red eyes of Dennis Kavanagh's house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONE PROBLEM SOLVED The dusk was cool and soft.
at the time that
From this reading When he came out under the stars he saw the red eyes of Dennis Kavanagh's house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Below him the current gurgled against the piers with sounds as though the river's fairies laughed there in the gloom.
