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Chapter XV
THE WARPING MILL In the warping shed Mercy Gale plied her work. It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp. Under dusty rafters and on a floor of stone the huge warping reels stood. They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods. Hither came the full bobbins from the spinning machines to be wound off.
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an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “Hither came the full bobbins from the spinning machines to be wound off.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.”
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading “Hither came the full bobbins from the spinning machines to be wound off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Under dusty rafters and on a floor of stone the huge warping reels stood.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Under dusty rafters and on a floor of stone the huge warping reels stood.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.”
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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 It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
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From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hither came the full bobbins from the spinning machines to be wound off.
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From this reading Hither came the full bobbins from the spinning machines to be wound off.
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From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hither came the full bobbins from the spinning machines to be wound off.
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From this reading They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under dusty rafters and on a floor of stone the huge warping reels stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under dusty rafters and on a floor of stone the huge warping reels stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.
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From this reading Hither came the full bobbins from the spinning machines to be wound off.
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From this reading THE WARPING MILL In the warping shed Mercy Gale plied her work.
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From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WARPING MILL In the warping shed Mercy Gale plied her work.
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Hither came the full bobbins from the spinning machines to be wound off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under dusty rafters and on a floor of stone the huge warping reels stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WARPING MILL In the warping shed Mercy Gale plied her work.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hither came the full bobbins from the spinning machines to be wound off.
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From this reading THE WARPING MILL In the warping shed Mercy Gale plied her work.
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From this reading THE WARPING MILL In the warping shed Mercy Gale plied her work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
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From this reading Hither came the full bobbins from the spinning machines to be wound off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Under dusty rafters and on a floor of stone the huge warping reels stood.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WARPING MILL In the warping shed Mercy Gale plied her work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under dusty rafters and on a floor of stone the huge warping reels stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under dusty rafters and on a floor of stone the huge warping reels stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WARPING MILL In the warping shed Mercy Gale plied her work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading Hither came the full bobbins from the spinning machines to be wound off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under dusty rafters and on a floor of stone the huge warping reels stood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under dusty rafters and on a floor of stone the huge warping reels stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WARPING MILL In the warping shed Mercy Gale plied her work.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.
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From this reading They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under dusty rafters and on a floor of stone the huge warping reels stood.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WARPING MILL In the warping shed Mercy Gale plied her work.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were light, open frameworks that rose from floor to ceiling and turned upon steel rods.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a separate building adjoining the stores at Bridetown Mill and, like them, impregnated with the distinctive, fat smell of flax and hemp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WARPING MILL In the warping shed Mercy Gale plied her work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hither came the full bobbins from the spinning machines to be wound off.
