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Chapter XIX
It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn. In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless. It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle. The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy. "Hello!
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later than; following
From this reading “It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.”
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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 In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
later than; following
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
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From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle.
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From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
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From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle.
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From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
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From this reading "Hello!
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From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pipe in his mouth glowed like a speeding firefly as he stepped down to the buggy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
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From this reading It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the stable doorway lurked a shadow of uncertain shape and quite motionless.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
at the time that
From this reading It was after nightfall when Henley put Dixie down at the cottage and drove around to his barn.
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From this reading It turned out to be the form of Jason Wrinkle.
