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Chapter V
The day was duller now. The sun, in passing into the western sky, had entered under thicker veils of white. The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again. The air was growing bitterly cold. When Bates had moored his boat, he went up the hill heavily.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.”
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “The air was growing bitterly cold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The sun, in passing into the western sky, had entered under thicker veils of white.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Bates had moored his boat, he went up the hill heavily.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.
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From this reading The air was growing bitterly cold.
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From this reading When Bates had moored his boat, he went up the hill heavily.
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From this reading The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading The air was growing bitterly cold.
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From this reading When Bates had moored his boat, he went up the hill heavily.
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From this reading The air was growing bitterly cold.
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From this reading The day was duller now.
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From this reading The day was duller now.
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From this reading The sun, in passing into the western sky, had entered under thicker veils of white.
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From this reading The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.
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From this reading The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.
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From this reading The air was growing bitterly cold.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun, in passing into the western sky, had entered under thicker veils of white.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Bates had moored his boat, he went up the hill heavily.
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From this reading When Bates had moored his boat, he went up the hill heavily.
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From this reading When Bates had moored his boat, he went up the hill heavily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Bates had moored his boat, he went up the hill heavily.
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From this reading The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun, in passing into the western sky, had entered under thicker veils of white.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sun, in passing into the western sky, had entered under thicker veils of white.
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From this reading The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.
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From this reading When Bates had moored his boat, he went up the hill heavily.
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From this reading The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.
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From this reading The day was duller now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun, in passing into the western sky, had entered under thicker veils of white.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.
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From this reading The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.
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From this reading The sun, in passing into the western sky, had entered under thicker veils of white.
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From this reading The sun, in passing into the western sky, had entered under thicker veils of white.
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From this reading The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.
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From this reading The sun, in passing into the western sky, had entered under thicker veils of white.
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From this reading The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day was duller now.
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From this reading The sun, in passing into the western sky, had entered under thicker veils of white.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The sun, in passing into the western sky, had entered under thicker veils of white.
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From this reading When Bates had moored his boat, he went up the hill heavily.
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From this reading The sun, in passing into the western sky, had entered under thicker veils of white.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day was duller now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Bates had moored his boat, he went up the hill heavily.
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From this reading The sun, in passing into the western sky, had entered under thicker veils of white.
at the time that
From this reading When Bates had moored his boat, he went up the hill heavily.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.
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From this reading The sun, in passing into the western sky, had entered under thicker veils of white.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The film of ice on the bay, which had melted in the pale sunbeams of noon, would soon form again.
