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Chapter XII
Two days later Alexander rode to Black Hill. There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain. Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun. The road was wet and shone. Now Black Alan must pick his way, and now there held long stretches of easy going.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Two days later Alexander rode to Black Hill.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now Black Alan must pick his way, and now there held long stretches of easy going.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Now Black Alan must pick his way, and now there held long stretches of easy going.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.”
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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 There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.
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From this reading Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.
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From this reading Now Black Alan must pick his way, and now there held long stretches of easy going.
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From this reading Two days later Alexander rode to Black Hill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.
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From this reading Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.
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From this reading Two days later Alexander rode to Black Hill.
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From this reading Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.
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From this reading Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.
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From this reading Two days later Alexander rode to Black Hill.
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From this reading Now Black Alan must pick his way, and now there held long stretches of easy going.
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From this reading Now Black Alan must pick his way, and now there held long stretches of easy going.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.
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From this reading Now Black Alan must pick his way, and now there held long stretches of easy going.
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From this reading Two days later Alexander rode to Black Hill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now Black Alan must pick his way, and now there held long stretches of easy going.
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From this reading Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.
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From this reading Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.
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From this reading Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.
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From this reading Two days later Alexander rode to Black Hill.
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From this reading There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now Black Alan must pick his way, and now there held long stretches of easy going.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now Black Alan must pick his way, and now there held long stretches of easy going.
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From this reading There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.
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From this reading Now Black Alan must pick his way, and now there held long stretches of easy going.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.
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From this reading Now Black Alan must pick his way, and now there held long stretches of easy going.
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From this reading Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.
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From this reading There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.
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From this reading The road was wet and shone.
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From this reading Two days later Alexander rode to Black Hill.
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From this reading Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The road was wet and shone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now Black Alan must pick his way, and now there held long stretches of easy going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.
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From this reading There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two days later Alexander rode to Black Hill.
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From this reading Two days later Alexander rode to Black Hill.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road was wet and shone.
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From this reading Now Black Alan must pick his way, and now there held long stretches of easy going.
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From this reading The road was wet and shone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There had been in the night a storm with thunder and lightning, wind and rain.
but in spite of that
From this reading Huge, ragged banks of clouds yet hung sullen in the air, though with lakes of blue between and shafts of sun.
