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Chapter III
The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face. A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep. Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside. Its top rose bushy above the stones. Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Its top rose bushy above the stones.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.”
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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 A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Its top rose bushy above the stones.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
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From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
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From this reading Its top rose bushy above the stones.
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From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
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From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
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From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
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From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
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From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
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From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
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From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
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From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
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From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
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From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
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From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
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From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
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From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
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From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
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From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
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From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
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From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
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From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
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From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
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From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its top rose bushy above the stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its top rose bushy above the stones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The school-room at Glenfernie gave upon the hill's steepest, most craglike face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A door opened on a hand's-breadth of level turf across from which rose the broken and ruined wall that once had surrounded the keep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ivy overgrew this; below a wide and ragged breach a pine had set its roots in the hillside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond the opening, one saw from the school-room, as through a window, field and stream and moor, hill and dale.
