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Chapter XXI
HOME! Then a furtive payment of witnesses, and Lewisham was beside her. His face was radiant. A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street. On the steps before them lay a few grains of rice from some more public nuptials.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “On the steps before them lay a few grains of rice from some more public nuptials.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Then a furtive payment of witnesses, and Lewisham was beside her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street.”
shining brightly
From this reading “His face was radiant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street.”
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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 Then a furtive payment of witnesses, and Lewisham was beside her.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then a furtive payment of witnesses, and Lewisham was beside her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On the steps before them lay a few grains of rice from some more public nuptials.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Then a furtive payment of witnesses, and Lewisham was beside her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street.
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From this reading His face was radiant.
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From this reading On the steps before them lay a few grains of rice from some more public nuptials.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the steps before them lay a few grains of rice from some more public nuptials.
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From this reading Then a furtive payment of witnesses, and Lewisham was beside her.
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From this reading A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street.
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From this reading On the steps before them lay a few grains of rice from some more public nuptials.
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From this reading A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then a furtive payment of witnesses, and Lewisham was beside her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was radiant.
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From this reading HOME!
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From this reading On the steps before them lay a few grains of rice from some more public nuptials.
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From this reading Then a furtive payment of witnesses, and Lewisham was beside her.
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From this reading On the steps before them lay a few grains of rice from some more public nuptials.
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From this reading On the steps before them lay a few grains of rice from some more public nuptials.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then a furtive payment of witnesses, and Lewisham was beside her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the steps before them lay a few grains of rice from some more public nuptials.
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From this reading Then a furtive payment of witnesses, and Lewisham was beside her.
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From this reading A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the steps before them lay a few grains of rice from some more public nuptials.
shining brightly
From this reading His face was radiant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the steps before them lay a few grains of rice from some more public nuptials.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the steps before them lay a few grains of rice from some more public nuptials.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the steps before them lay a few grains of rice from some more public nuptials.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the steps before them lay a few grains of rice from some more public nuptials.
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From this reading Then a furtive payment of witnesses, and Lewisham was beside her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then a furtive payment of witnesses, and Lewisham was beside her.
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From this reading Then a furtive payment of witnesses, and Lewisham was beside her.
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From this reading A steady current of workers going home to their half-holiday rest poured along the street.
