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Chapter VII
The witness understood. Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read. II WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN A FIELD OF WILD OATS “... The sun had hardly risen when we left the house. We were looking for quail, each with a shotgun, but we had only one dog.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun had hardly risen when we left the house.”
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “II WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN A FIELD OF WILD OATS “...”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We were looking for quail, each with a shotgun, but we had only one dog.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.”
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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 Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
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From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We were looking for quail, each with a shotgun, but we had only one dog.
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From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
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From this reading We were looking for quail, each with a shotgun, but we had only one dog.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We were looking for quail, each with a shotgun, but we had only one dog.
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From this reading II WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN A FIELD OF WILD OATS “...
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were looking for quail, each with a shotgun, but we had only one dog.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun had hardly risen when we left the house.
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From this reading The sun had hardly risen when we left the house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
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From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
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From this reading The sun had hardly risen when we left the house.
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From this reading II WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN A FIELD OF WILD OATS “...
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading II WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN A FIELD OF WILD OATS “...
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
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From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun had hardly risen when we left the house.
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From this reading We were looking for quail, each with a shotgun, but we had only one dog.
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading II WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN A FIELD OF WILD OATS “...
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From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
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From this reading II WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN A FIELD OF WILD OATS “...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading II WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN A FIELD OF WILD OATS “...
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We were looking for quail, each with a shotgun, but we had only one dog.
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From this reading We were looking for quail, each with a shotgun, but we had only one dog.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
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From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
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From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
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From this reading We were looking for quail, each with a shotgun, but we had only one dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun had hardly risen when we left the house.
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From this reading We were looking for quail, each with a shotgun, but we had only one dog.
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From this reading The sun had hardly risen when we left the house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The witness understood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
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From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
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From this reading The witness understood.
up to a particular time
From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
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From this reading Pulling a manuscript from his breast pocket he held it near the candle and turning the leaves until he found the passage that he wanted began to read.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The sun had hardly risen when we left the house.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were looking for quail, each with a shotgun, but we had only one dog.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading II WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN A FIELD OF WILD OATS “...
at the time that
From this reading The sun had hardly risen when we left the house.
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From this reading II WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN A FIELD OF WILD OATS “...
in the company of; together with
From this reading We were looking for quail, each with a shotgun, but we had only one dog.
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From this reading The witness understood.
