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Chapter XXVIII
For a considerable time the woman walked on. Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night. At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack. Underneath this she sat down and presently slept. [Illustration: SHE OPENED A GATE WITHIN WHICH WAS A HAYSTACK.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a considerable time the woman walked on.”
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading “Underneath this she sat down and presently slept.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.”
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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 For a considerable time the woman walked on.
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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.
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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
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From this reading For a considerable time the woman walked on.
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From this reading Underneath this she sat down and presently slept.
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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.
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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a considerable time the woman walked on.
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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.
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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
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From this reading [Illustration: SHE OPENED A GATE WITHIN WHICH WAS A HAYSTACK.
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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.
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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a considerable time the woman walked on.
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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.
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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.
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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
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From this reading Underneath this she sat down and presently slept.
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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
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From this reading Underneath this she sat down and presently slept.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
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From this reading Underneath this she sat down and presently slept.
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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a considerable time the woman walked on.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Underneath this she sat down and presently slept.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a considerable time the woman walked on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading Underneath this she sat down and presently slept.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.
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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.
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From this reading For a considerable time the woman walked on.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.
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From this reading For a considerable time the woman walked on.
