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Chapter IV
* * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk. Each prepared for its last stand in different fashion. The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches. Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail. The pheasant chicks ceased piping, and lay still as death.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Each prepared for its last stand in different fashion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Each prepared for its last stand in different fashion.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Each prepared for its last stand in different fashion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The pheasant chicks ceased piping, and lay still as death.”
something that needs very little effort
From this reading “Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.”
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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 * * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk.
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From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pheasant chicks ceased piping, and lay still as death.
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From this reading The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches.
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From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
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From this reading The pheasant chicks ceased piping, and lay still as death.
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From this reading The pheasant chicks ceased piping, and lay still as death.
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From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
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From this reading The pheasant chicks ceased piping, and lay still as death.
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From this reading * * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Each prepared for its last stand in different fashion.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each prepared for its last stand in different fashion.
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From this reading * * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk.
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From this reading Each prepared for its last stand in different fashion.
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From this reading * * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk.
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From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
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From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each prepared for its last stand in different fashion.
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From this reading * * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading * * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk.
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From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
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From this reading The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches.
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From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Each prepared for its last stand in different fashion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Each prepared for its last stand in different fashion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each prepared for its last stand in different fashion.
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From this reading The pheasant chicks ceased piping, and lay still as death.
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From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk.
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From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches.
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From this reading * * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pheasant chicks ceased piping, and lay still as death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pheasant chicks ceased piping, and lay still as death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each prepared for its last stand in different fashion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading * * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each prepared for its last stand in different fashion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pheasant chicks ceased piping, and lay still as death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches.
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From this reading The rat selected a stout thistle-clump, planted his back against it, and sat back on his haunches.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk.
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
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From this reading Berus the adder made a flattened spiral of his coils, and raised his head a trifle off the ground, ready to fling his whole weight forward from the tail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading * * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk.
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From this reading * * * * * Only a square of forty yards remained, packed from end to end with desperate field-folk.
