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Chapter IV
She cast off the lower flap-fastenings and entered. The man still blew into the stove, unaware of his company. Frona coughed, and he raised a pair of smoke-reddened eyes to hers. "Certainly," he said, casually enough. "Fasten the flaps and make yourself comfortable."
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the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Frona coughed, and he raised a pair of smoke-reddened eyes to hers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Fasten the flaps and make yourself comfortable."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man still blew into the stove, unaware of his company.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Fasten the flaps and make yourself comfortable."”
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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 Frona coughed, and he raised a pair of smoke-reddened eyes to hers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She cast off the lower flap-fastenings and entered.
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From this reading The man still blew into the stove, unaware of his company.
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From this reading She cast off the lower flap-fastenings and entered.
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From this reading "Certainly," he said, casually enough.
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From this reading "Certainly," he said, casually enough.
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From this reading "Fasten the flaps and make yourself comfortable."
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From this reading The man still blew into the stove, unaware of his company.
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From this reading Frona coughed, and he raised a pair of smoke-reddened eyes to hers.
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From this reading "Certainly," he said, casually enough.
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From this reading She cast off the lower flap-fastenings and entered.
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From this reading Frona coughed, and he raised a pair of smoke-reddened eyes to hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fasten the flaps and make yourself comfortable."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She cast off the lower flap-fastenings and entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fasten the flaps and make yourself comfortable."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frona coughed, and he raised a pair of smoke-reddened eyes to hers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frona coughed, and he raised a pair of smoke-reddened eyes to hers.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Frona coughed, and he raised a pair of smoke-reddened eyes to hers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man still blew into the stove, unaware of his company.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The man still blew into the stove, unaware of his company.
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From this reading She cast off the lower flap-fastenings and entered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fasten the flaps and make yourself comfortable."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man still blew into the stove, unaware of his company.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man still blew into the stove, unaware of his company.
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From this reading She cast off the lower flap-fastenings and entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frona coughed, and he raised a pair of smoke-reddened eyes to hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frona coughed, and he raised a pair of smoke-reddened eyes to hers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Certainly," he said, casually enough.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She cast off the lower flap-fastenings and entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frona coughed, and he raised a pair of smoke-reddened eyes to hers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man still blew into the stove, unaware of his company.
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From this reading The man still blew into the stove, unaware of his company.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She cast off the lower flap-fastenings and entered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frona coughed, and he raised a pair of smoke-reddened eyes to hers.
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From this reading The man still blew into the stove, unaware of his company.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Fasten the flaps and make yourself comfortable."
