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Chapter I
Author of "The Kingdom of the Blind," "The Hillman," "The Double Traitor," Etc. The boy sat up and rubbed his eyes. He was stiff, footsore, and a little chilly. There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed. On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
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unpleasantly cold
From this reading “He was stiff, footsore, and a little chilly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Author of "The Kingdom of the Blind," "The Hillman," "The Double Traitor," Etc.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was stiff, footsore, and a little chilly.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.”
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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 He was stiff, footsore, and a little chilly.
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From this reading There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.
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From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy sat up and rubbed his eyes.
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From this reading There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.
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From this reading Author of "The Kingdom of the Blind," "The Hillman," "The Double Traitor," Etc.
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From this reading There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.
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From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
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From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
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From this reading Author of "The Kingdom of the Blind," "The Hillman," "The Double Traitor," Etc.
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From this reading The boy sat up and rubbed his eyes.
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From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
unpleasantly cold
From this reading He was stiff, footsore, and a little chilly.
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From this reading There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.
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From this reading There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.
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From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
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From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
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From this reading Author of "The Kingdom of the Blind," "The Hillman," "The Double Traitor," Etc.
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From this reading Author of "The Kingdom of the Blind," "The Hillman," "The Double Traitor," Etc.
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From this reading The boy sat up and rubbed his eyes.
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From this reading He was stiff, footsore, and a little chilly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was stiff, footsore, and a little chilly.
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From this reading Author of "The Kingdom of the Blind," "The Hillman," "The Double Traitor," Etc.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy sat up and rubbed his eyes.
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From this reading Author of "The Kingdom of the Blind," "The Hillman," "The Double Traitor," Etc.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was stiff, footsore, and a little chilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
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From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.
not one, and not any
From this reading There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Kingdom of the Blind," "The Hillman," "The Double Traitor," Etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.
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From this reading The boy sat up and rubbed his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy sat up and rubbed his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was stiff, footsore, and a little chilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Kingdom of the Blind," "The Hillman," "The Double Traitor," Etc.
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From this reading There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Kingdom of the Blind," "The Hillman," "The Double Traitor," Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy sat up and rubbed his eyes.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was stiff, footsore, and a little chilly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was no man-servant arranging his bath and clothes, no pleasant smell of coffee--none of the small luxuries to which he was accustomed.
belonging to which person
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the contrary, he had slept all night upon a bed of bracken, with no other covering than the stiff pine needles from the tall black trees, whose rustling music had lulled him to sleep.
