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Chapter V
_The night crackles with Fire. Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners. On three nights, consecutively, great fires broke out. The first took the noon-house of the Church. The second the ropewalk of Deacon Pentwhistle.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first took the noon-house of the Church.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On three nights, consecutively, great fires broke out.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “On three nights, consecutively, great fires broke out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The second the ropewalk of Deacon Pentwhistle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first took the noon-house of the Church.”
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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 Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
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From this reading On three nights, consecutively, great fires broke out.
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From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
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From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
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From this reading The first took the noon-house of the Church.
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From this reading On three nights, consecutively, great fires broke out.
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From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
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From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
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From this reading _The night crackles with Fire.
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From this reading The second the ropewalk of Deacon Pentwhistle.
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From this reading _The night crackles with Fire.
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From this reading On three nights, consecutively, great fires broke out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first took the noon-house of the Church.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On three nights, consecutively, great fires broke out.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
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From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
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From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
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From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
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From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
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From this reading _The night crackles with Fire.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading On three nights, consecutively, great fires broke out.
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From this reading The first took the noon-house of the Church.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On three nights, consecutively, great fires broke out.
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From this reading On three nights, consecutively, great fires broke out.
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From this reading The second the ropewalk of Deacon Pentwhistle.
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From this reading The second the ropewalk of Deacon Pentwhistle.
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From this reading The second the ropewalk of Deacon Pentwhistle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
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From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The night crackles with Fire.
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From this reading On three nights, consecutively, great fires broke out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first took the noon-house of the Church.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
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From this reading Hell laughs and a Witch meets that which she long has sought._ Still in the month of May, catastrophe came to Cowan Corners.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The night crackles with Fire.
