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Chapter XII
The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps. After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction. “My, but this house smells good, Saxon! It ain't the coffee--I can smell that, too. It's the whole house.
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later than; following
From this reading “The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My, but this house smells good, Saxon!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.”
in the direction of
From this reading “After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.”
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later than; following
From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
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From this reading It ain't the coffee--I can smell that, too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
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From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
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From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “My, but this house smells good, Saxon!
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From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It ain't the coffee--I can smell that, too.
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From this reading It ain't the coffee--I can smell that, too.
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From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
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From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
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From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
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From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
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From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
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From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My, but this house smells good, Saxon!
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From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
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From this reading “My, but this house smells good, Saxon!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It ain't the coffee--I can smell that, too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ain't the coffee--I can smell that, too.
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From this reading It's the whole house.
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From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
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From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
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From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
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From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My, but this house smells good, Saxon!
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From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
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From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
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From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
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From this reading It ain't the coffee--I can smell that, too.
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From this reading “My, but this house smells good, Saxon!
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From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It ain't the coffee--I can smell that, too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “My, but this house smells good, Saxon!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
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From this reading It ain't the coffee--I can smell that, too.
in the direction of
From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
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From this reading The first evening after the marriage night Saxon met Billy at the door as he came up the front steps.
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From this reading It's the whole house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After their embrace, and as they crossed the parlor hand in hand toward the kitchen, he filled his lungs through his nostrils with audible satisfaction.
