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Chapter I
RACHEL AND HER UNCLE. It was nearly dark when they arrived again at the lodge. Rachel opened the gate for them. Without even a THANK YOU, they rode out. She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
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later than; following
From this reading “She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was nearly dark when they arrived again at the lodge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Without even a THANK YOU, they rode out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Without even a THANK YOU, they rode out.”
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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 Without even a THANK YOU, they rode out.
later than; following
From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nearly dark when they arrived again at the lodge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RACHEL AND HER UNCLE.
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From this reading It was nearly dark when they arrived again at the lodge.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was nearly dark when they arrived again at the lodge.
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From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
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From this reading It was nearly dark when they arrived again at the lodge.
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From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without even a THANK YOU, they rode out.
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From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rachel opened the gate for them.
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From this reading Rachel opened the gate for them.
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From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
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From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading RACHEL AND HER UNCLE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly dark when they arrived again at the lodge.
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From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
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From this reading It was nearly dark when they arrived again at the lodge.
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From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
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From this reading It was nearly dark when they arrived again at the lodge.
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From this reading Rachel opened the gate for them.
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From this reading Without even a THANK YOU, they rode out.
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From this reading RACHEL AND HER UNCLE.
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From this reading Without even a THANK YOU, they rode out.
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From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
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From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
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From this reading Without even a THANK YOU, they rode out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was nearly dark when they arrived again at the lodge.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Rachel opened the gate for them.
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From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was nearly dark when they arrived again at the lodge.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
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From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
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From this reading RACHEL AND HER UNCLE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly dark when they arrived again at the lodge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
at the time that
From this reading It was nearly dark when they arrived again at the lodge.
in or at the place that
From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stood for a moment gazing after them through the dusk, then turned with a sigh, and went into the kitchen, where her uncle sat by the fire with a book in his hand.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without even a THANK YOU, they rode out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Without even a THANK YOU, they rode out.
