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Chapter X
MISSING SNOW-CAPPED Helvellyn's heights. Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake. The house itself was shuttered up for the night. Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door. He had sent no word of his arrival in England.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The house itself was shuttered up for the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake.”
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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 Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door.
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From this reading He had sent no word of his arrival in England.
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From this reading Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake.
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From this reading Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door.
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From this reading Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake.
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From this reading Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door.
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From this reading He had sent no word of his arrival in England.
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From this reading Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The house itself was shuttered up for the night.
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From this reading Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had sent no word of his arrival in England.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sent no word of his arrival in England.
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From this reading MISSING SNOW-CAPPED Helvellyn's heights.
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From this reading MISSING SNOW-CAPPED Helvellyn's heights.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door.
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From this reading Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door.
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From this reading The house itself was shuttered up for the night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The house itself was shuttered up for the night.
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From this reading Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISSING SNOW-CAPPED Helvellyn's heights.
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From this reading The house itself was shuttered up for the night.
not any; not one
From this reading He had sent no word of his arrival in England.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door.
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From this reading Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had sent no word of his arrival in England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house itself was shuttered up for the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISSING SNOW-CAPPED Helvellyn's heights.
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From this reading Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house itself was shuttered up for the night.
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From this reading Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door.
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From this reading The house itself was shuttered up for the night.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house itself was shuttered up for the night.
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From this reading Justin Holme, in a thick overcoat, stepped out of a car, and made his way up to his front door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Butterdale Manor looked out upon white-crested Fells across a dark purple lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had sent no word of his arrival in England.
