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The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams. The canal-boat passed beneath the bridge, and all straightened themselves on their camp-stools. The gentlemen who were smoking put their cigars again between their lips. The two or three ladies resumed book or knitting. The sun was low, and the sycamores and willows fringing the banks cast long shadows across the canal.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The sun was low, and the sycamores and willows fringing the banks cast long shadows across the canal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The gentlemen who were smoking put their cigars again between their lips.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “The canal-boat passed beneath the bridge, and all straightened themselves on their camp-stools.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The gentlemen who were smoking put their cigars again between their lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The gentlemen who were smoking put their cigars again between their lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun was low, and the sycamores and willows fringing the banks cast long shadows across the canal.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The canal-boat passed beneath the bridge, and all straightened themselves on their camp-stools.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The two or three ladies resumed book or knitting.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The gentlemen who were smoking put their cigars again between their lips.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “The canal-boat passed beneath the bridge, and all straightened themselves on their camp-stools.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading The sun was low, and the sycamores and willows fringing the banks cast long shadows across the canal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gentlemen who were smoking put their cigars again between their lips.
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From this reading The canal-boat passed beneath the bridge, and all straightened themselves on their camp-stools.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The canal-boat passed beneath the bridge, and all straightened themselves on their camp-stools.
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From this reading The sun was low, and the sycamores and willows fringing the banks cast long shadows across the canal.
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From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The canal-boat passed beneath the bridge, and all straightened themselves on their camp-stools.
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From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The gentlemen who were smoking put their cigars again between their lips.
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From this reading The two or three ladies resumed book or knitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The canal-boat passed beneath the bridge, and all straightened themselves on their camp-stools.
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From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The canal-boat passed beneath the bridge, and all straightened themselves on their camp-stools.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was low, and the sycamores and willows fringing the banks cast long shadows across the canal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The canal-boat passed beneath the bridge, and all straightened themselves on their camp-stools.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was low, and the sycamores and willows fringing the banks cast long shadows across the canal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gentlemen who were smoking put their cigars again between their lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was low, and the sycamores and willows fringing the banks cast long shadows across the canal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gentlemen who were smoking put their cigars again between their lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two or three ladies resumed book or knitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two or three ladies resumed book or knitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gentlemen who were smoking put their cigars again between their lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was low, and the sycamores and willows fringing the banks cast long shadows across the canal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was low, and the sycamores and willows fringing the banks cast long shadows across the canal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The two or three ladies resumed book or knitting.
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From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
above and across; more than
From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The canal-boat passed beneath the bridge, and all straightened themselves on their camp-stools.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gentlemen who were smoking put their cigars again between their lips.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two or three ladies resumed book or knitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was low, and the sycamores and willows fringing the banks cast long shadows across the canal.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gentlemen who were smoking put their cigars again between their lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The canal-boat passed beneath the bridge, and all straightened themselves on their camp-stools.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was low, and the sycamores and willows fringing the banks cast long shadows across the canal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun was low, and the sycamores and willows fringing the banks cast long shadows across the canal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The canal-boat passed beneath the bridge, and all straightened themselves on their camp-stools.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The canal-boat passed beneath the bridge, and all straightened themselves on their camp-stools.
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From this reading The two or three ladies resumed book or knitting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
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From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
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From this reading The two or three ladies resumed book or knitting.
up to a particular time
From this reading The people on deck bent over, some until heads touched knees, others, more exactly calculating, just sufficiently to clear the beams.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was low, and the sycamores and willows fringing the banks cast long shadows across the canal.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The gentlemen who were smoking put their cigars again between their lips.
which person or people
From this reading The gentlemen who were smoking put their cigars again between their lips.
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From this reading The sun was low, and the sycamores and willows fringing the banks cast long shadows across the canal.
