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Chapter VI
All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone. It was market day; there were many strangers. Flowers were in demand. The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag. The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.”
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading “The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
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From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
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From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
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From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
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From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
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From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
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From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
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From this reading Flowers were in demand.
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From this reading Flowers were in demand.
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From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
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From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
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From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Flowers were in demand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was market day; there were many strangers.
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From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was market day; there were many strangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was market day; there were many strangers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
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From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
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From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
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From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
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From this reading It was market day; there were many strangers.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
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From this reading It was market day; there were many strangers.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was market day; there were many strangers.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was market day; there were many strangers.
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From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
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From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
