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Chapter XXIII
“You see,” she said, “how thankful you are for a home.” “Chilled to the bone!” she said. “I’m chilled to the bone with my day’s pleasure-outing.” So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm. He sat on a little barrel which he had discovered in the shed, and in which he kept the coal for the fire.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He sat on a little barrel which he had discovered in the shed, and in which he kept the coal for the fire.”
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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 “You see,” she said, “how thankful you are for a home.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You see,” she said, “how thankful you are for a home.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
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From this reading He sat on a little barrel which he had discovered in the shed, and in which he kept the coal for the fire.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
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From this reading “Chilled to the bone!” she said.
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From this reading “Chilled to the bone!” she said.
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From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat on a little barrel which he had discovered in the shed, and in which he kept the coal for the fire.
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From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m chilled to the bone with my day’s pleasure-outing.”
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From this reading He sat on a little barrel which he had discovered in the shed, and in which he kept the coal for the fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You see,” she said, “how thankful you are for a home.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He sat on a little barrel which he had discovered in the shed, and in which he kept the coal for the fire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
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From this reading “You see,” she said, “how thankful you are for a home.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” she said, “how thankful you are for a home.”
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From this reading “I’m chilled to the bone with my day’s pleasure-outing.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sat on a little barrel which he had discovered in the shed, and in which he kept the coal for the fire.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
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From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat on a little barrel which he had discovered in the shed, and in which he kept the coal for the fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat on a little barrel which he had discovered in the shed, and in which he kept the coal for the fire.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’m chilled to the bone with my day’s pleasure-outing.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
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From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m chilled to the bone with my day’s pleasure-outing.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” she said, “how thankful you are for a home.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat on a little barrel which he had discovered in the shed, and in which he kept the coal for the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” she said, “how thankful you are for a home.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You see,” she said, “how thankful you are for a home.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat on a little barrel which he had discovered in the shed, and in which he kept the coal for the fire.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” she said, “how thankful you are for a home.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Chilled to the bone!” she said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Chilled to the bone!” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So they drew up the couch before the fire, and he piled rugs on her and jarrah chunks on the fire, and at last it was toastingly warm.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He sat on a little barrel which he had discovered in the shed, and in which he kept the coal for the fire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I’m chilled to the bone with my day’s pleasure-outing.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see,” she said, “how thankful you are for a home.”
