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Chapter II
The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar. What supports the cellar I never knew, but the cellar supports the family. The cellar is the foundation of domestic comfort. Into its dark, cavernous recesses the child's imagination fearfully goes. Bogies guard the bins of choicest apples.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What supports the cellar I never knew, but the cellar supports the family.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar.”
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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 The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar.
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From this reading Bogies guard the bins of choicest apples.
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From this reading Bogies guard the bins of choicest apples.
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From this reading Bogies guard the bins of choicest apples.
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From this reading The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What supports the cellar I never knew, but the cellar supports the family.
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From this reading Into its dark, cavernous recesses the child's imagination fearfully goes.
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From this reading The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar.
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From this reading Into its dark, cavernous recesses the child's imagination fearfully goes.
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From this reading Bogies guard the bins of choicest apples.
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From this reading The cellar is the foundation of domestic comfort.
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From this reading Into its dark, cavernous recesses the child's imagination fearfully goes.
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From this reading The cellar is the foundation of domestic comfort.
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From this reading What supports the cellar I never knew, but the cellar supports the family.
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From this reading Into its dark, cavernous recesses the child's imagination fearfully goes.
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From this reading The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar.
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From this reading The cellar is the foundation of domestic comfort.
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From this reading Into its dark, cavernous recesses the child's imagination fearfully goes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar.
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From this reading Bogies guard the bins of choicest apples.
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From this reading The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What supports the cellar I never knew, but the cellar supports the family.
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From this reading Into its dark, cavernous recesses the child's imagination fearfully goes.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into its dark, cavernous recesses the child's imagination fearfully goes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cellar is the foundation of domestic comfort.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Into its dark, cavernous recesses the child's imagination fearfully goes.
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From this reading What supports the cellar I never knew, but the cellar supports the family.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What supports the cellar I never knew, but the cellar supports the family.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar.
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From this reading Into its dark, cavernous recesses the child's imagination fearfully goes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar.
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From this reading The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar.
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From this reading What supports the cellar I never knew, but the cellar supports the family.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The fire rests upon the broad hearth; the hearth rests upon a great substruction of stone, and the substruction rests upon the cellar.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What supports the cellar I never knew, but the cellar supports the family.
