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Chapter XXV
HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road. Infrequent trees cast infrequent shadows. It was warm, but not too warm, with an endless low wind. The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly. There was a tonic smell of salt and marsh.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was warm, but not too warm, with an endless low wind.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road.”
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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 HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was warm, but not too warm, with an endless low wind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.
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From this reading The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was warm, but not too warm, with an endless low wind.
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From this reading Infrequent trees cast infrequent shadows.
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From this reading HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road.
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From this reading HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was warm, but not too warm, with an endless low wind.
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From this reading The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.
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From this reading The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.
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From this reading HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road.
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From this reading Infrequent trees cast infrequent shadows.
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From this reading The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was warm, but not too warm, with an endless low wind.
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From this reading The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was warm, but not too warm, with an endless low wind.
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From this reading HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road.
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From this reading There was a tonic smell of salt and marsh.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was warm, but not too warm, with an endless low wind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road.
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From this reading The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.
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From this reading HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road.
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From this reading There was a tonic smell of salt and marsh.
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From this reading Infrequent trees cast infrequent shadows.
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From this reading The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.
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From this reading There was a tonic smell of salt and marsh.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road.
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From this reading The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a tonic smell of salt and marsh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was warm, but not too warm, with an endless low wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Infrequent trees cast infrequent shadows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was warm, but not too warm, with an endless low wind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was warm, but not too warm, with an endless low wind.
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From this reading The tide was going out; there spread an expanse of iridescent shallows, and beyond a line of water so blue that it was unearthly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was warm, but not too warm, with an endless low wind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was warm, but not too warm, with an endless low wind.
but in spite of that
From this reading HAGAR AND DENNY The afternoon sun yet made a dazzle of the white road.
