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Chapter VII
THE GATHERING. It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death. It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings. Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky. One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.”
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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 Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
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From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
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From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
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From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
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From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
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From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
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From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
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From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
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From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
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From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
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From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
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From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
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From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
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From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
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From this reading THE GATHERING.
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From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
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From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
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From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
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From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
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From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
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From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
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From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
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From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GATHERING.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
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From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not a leaf stirred upon the trees, not a cloud dimmed the sky.
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From this reading It was one of those intensely warm, sultry days, August often brings.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was thought best to lay Henry's beloved form in the earth on the day following his death.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One by one, neighbors and friends dropped in, with noiseless step.
