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Chapter V
MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs. Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him. She carried an earthenware pitcher and cup. "It's water just from the well," she said, "fresh and cool. Won't you have some?"
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Won't you have some?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.”
a container with a handle and a lip, used for holding and pouring liquids
From this reading “She carried an earthenware pitcher and cup.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's water just from the well," she said, "fresh and cool.”
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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 MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She carried an earthenware pitcher and cup.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
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From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She carried an earthenware pitcher and cup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's water just from the well," she said, "fresh and cool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She carried an earthenware pitcher and cup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
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From this reading She carried an earthenware pitcher and cup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
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From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
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From this reading "It's water just from the well," she said, "fresh and cool.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
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From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
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From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Won't you have some?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
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From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
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From this reading "It's water just from the well," she said, "fresh and cool.
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From this reading "It's water just from the well," she said, "fresh and cool.
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From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
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From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
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From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
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From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
a container with a handle and a lip, used for holding and pouring liquids
From this reading She carried an earthenware pitcher and cup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's water just from the well," she said, "fresh and cool.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She carried an earthenware pitcher and cup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won't you have some?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MONTICELLO The house, a low frame one, stood back from the road, in a tangle of old, old flowering shrubs.
in the direction of
From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's water just from the well," she said, "fresh and cool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's water just from the well," she said, "fresh and cool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won't you have some?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Won't you have some?"
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From this reading Rand drew rein before the broken gate, and a young woman in a linsey gown rose from the porch step and came down the narrow path toward him.
