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Chapter III
THE WOLVES OUT. JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac. His way led through forests of oak clothing the slopes and plateau of chalk. The road was bad--to be more exact, there was no road; there was but a track. In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
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A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading “His way led through forests of oak clothing the slopes and plateau of chalk.”
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading “The road was bad--to be more exact, there was no road; there was but a track.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His way led through forests of oak clothing the slopes and plateau of chalk.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His way led through forests of oak clothing the slopes and plateau of chalk.”
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “The road was bad--to be more exact, there was no road; there was but a track.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.”
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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 JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His way led through forests of oak clothing the slopes and plateau of chalk.
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From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
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From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
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From this reading The road was bad--to be more exact, there was no road; there was but a track.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The road was bad--to be more exact, there was no road; there was but a track.
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From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
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From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
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From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
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From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The road was bad--to be more exact, there was no road; there was but a track.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading His way led through forests of oak clothing the slopes and plateau of chalk.
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From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
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From this reading His way led through forests of oak clothing the slopes and plateau of chalk.
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From this reading JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
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From this reading JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading The road was bad--to be more exact, there was no road; there was but a track.
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From this reading JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
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From this reading His way led through forests of oak clothing the slopes and plateau of chalk.
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From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
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From this reading JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His way led through forests of oak clothing the slopes and plateau of chalk.
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From this reading JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
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From this reading JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
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From this reading JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
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From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
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From this reading His way led through forests of oak clothing the slopes and plateau of chalk.
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From this reading JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
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From this reading The road was bad--to be more exact, there was no road; there was but a track.
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From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
not any; not one
From this reading The road was bad--to be more exact, there was no road; there was but a track.
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From this reading His way led through forests of oak clothing the slopes and plateau of chalk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
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From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
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From this reading THE WOLVES OUT.
above and across; more than
From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
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From this reading JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His way led through forests of oak clothing the slopes and plateau of chalk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The road was bad--to be more exact, there was no road; there was but a track.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
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From this reading His way led through forests of oak clothing the slopes and plateau of chalk.
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From this reading JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOLVES OUT.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The road was bad--to be more exact, there was no road; there was but a track.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His way led through forests of oak clothing the slopes and plateau of chalk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The road was bad--to be more exact, there was no road; there was but a track.
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading The road was bad--to be more exact, there was no road; there was but a track.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
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From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JEAN DEL' PEYRA was riding home, a distance of some fifteen miles from La Roque Gageac.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
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From this reading His way led through forests of oak clothing the slopes and plateau of chalk.
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From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
at the time that
From this reading In times of civil broil, when the roads were beset by brigands, travellers formed or found ways for themselves through the bush, over the waste land, away from the old and neglected arteries of traffic.
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From this reading THE WOLVES OUT.
