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The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath. The flowers knew it that edged the kitchen garden, the cherry-tree knew it by the southern wall. The sunshine knew it, wearing its calm Sunday best. Sights and sounds attuned themselves. The White Farm family was home from kirk.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Sights and sounds attuned themselves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
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From this reading Sights and sounds attuned themselves.
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From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
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From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
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From this reading The sunshine knew it, wearing its calm Sunday best.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The flowers knew it that edged the kitchen garden, the cherry-tree knew it by the southern wall.
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From this reading The sunshine knew it, wearing its calm Sunday best.
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From this reading The flowers knew it that edged the kitchen garden, the cherry-tree knew it by the southern wall.
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From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
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From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The flowers knew it that edged the kitchen garden, the cherry-tree knew it by the southern wall.
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From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
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From this reading The White Farm family was home from kirk.
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From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The flowers knew it that edged the kitchen garden, the cherry-tree knew it by the southern wall.
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From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The White Farm family was home from kirk.
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From this reading The flowers knew it that edged the kitchen garden, the cherry-tree knew it by the southern wall.
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From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
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From this reading The White Farm family was home from kirk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sunshine knew it, wearing its calm Sunday best.
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From this reading The White Farm family was home from kirk.
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From this reading The flowers knew it that edged the kitchen garden, the cherry-tree knew it by the southern wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The flowers knew it that edged the kitchen garden, the cherry-tree knew it by the southern wall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
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From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sights and sounds attuned themselves.
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From this reading Sights and sounds attuned themselves.
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From this reading The flowers knew it that edged the kitchen garden, the cherry-tree knew it by the southern wall.
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From this reading The sunshine knew it, wearing its calm Sunday best.
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From this reading The sunshine knew it, wearing its calm Sunday best.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Sights and sounds attuned themselves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
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From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
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From this reading The flowers knew it that edged the kitchen garden, the cherry-tree knew it by the southern wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sunshine knew it, wearing its calm Sunday best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cows and sheep and work-horses, the dogs, the barn-yard fowls, the very hives of bees at White Farm, seemed to know well enough that it was the Sabbath.
