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Chapter XIV
The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof. She had no idea of trying to sleep. She sat down on the side of the bed, shivering with cold. Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room. Down in the back yard the chickens were flapping their wings and crowing lustily.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down in the back yard the chickens were flapping their wings and crowing lustily.
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From this reading Down in the back yard the chickens were flapping their wings and crowing lustily.
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From this reading She sat down on the side of the bed, shivering with cold.
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From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
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From this reading Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.
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From this reading Down in the back yard the chickens were flapping their wings and crowing lustily.
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From this reading She sat down on the side of the bed, shivering with cold.
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From this reading Down in the back yard the chickens were flapping their wings and crowing lustily.
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From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.
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From this reading Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.
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From this reading She sat down on the side of the bed, shivering with cold.
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From this reading Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down in the back yard the chickens were flapping their wings and crowing lustily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
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From this reading Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had no idea of trying to sleep.
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From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
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From this reading She had no idea of trying to sleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.
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From this reading Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.
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From this reading Down in the back yard the chickens were flapping their wings and crowing lustily.
not any; not one
From this reading She had no idea of trying to sleep.
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From this reading Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat down on the side of the bed, shivering with cold.
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.
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From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
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From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
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From this reading She sat down on the side of the bed, shivering with cold.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had no idea of trying to sleep.
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From this reading She sat down on the side of the bed, shivering with cold.
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From this reading She sat down on the side of the bed, shivering with cold.
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From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
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From this reading She had no idea of trying to sleep.
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From this reading Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.
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From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Down in the back yard the chickens were flapping their wings and crowing lustily.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
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From this reading She had no idea of trying to sleep.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
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From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
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From this reading Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Down in the back yard the chickens were flapping their wings and crowing lustily.
at the time that
From this reading The dawn was breaking when Harriet Floyd stole up to her room under the slant of the roof.
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From this reading Through the small-paned dormer window the gray light fell, bringing into vague relief the different objects in the room.
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From this reading Down in the back yard the chickens were flapping their wings and crowing lustily.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sat down on the side of the bed, shivering with cold.
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From this reading Down in the back yard the chickens were flapping their wings and crowing lustily.
