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Chapter XXXVII
THE MAN HUNT THE sun sank gently back of the grasslands encircling Abilene. The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night. But to these things Abilene paid little heed. She held festival on her day of triumph. The fumes of liquor, the reek of packed humanity filled each insignificant room along Liquor Lane in Abilene.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The fumes of liquor, the reek of packed humanity filled each insignificant room along Liquor Lane in Abilene.”
To light up or make clear; to decorate a manuscript with gold, silver, or brilliant colors.
From this reading “The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But to these things Abilene paid little heed.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “But to these things Abilene paid little heed.”
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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 The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
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From this reading THE MAN HUNT THE sun sank gently back of the grasslands encircling Abilene.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The fumes of liquor, the reek of packed humanity filled each insignificant room along Liquor Lane in Abilene.
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From this reading THE MAN HUNT THE sun sank gently back of the grasslands encircling Abilene.
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From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to these things Abilene paid little heed.
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From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
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From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
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From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
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From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
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From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
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From this reading She held festival on her day of triumph.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The fumes of liquor, the reek of packed humanity filled each insignificant room along Liquor Lane in Abilene.
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From this reading THE MAN HUNT THE sun sank gently back of the grasslands encircling Abilene.
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From this reading She held festival on her day of triumph.
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From this reading The fumes of liquor, the reek of packed humanity filled each insignificant room along Liquor Lane in Abilene.
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From this reading The fumes of liquor, the reek of packed humanity filled each insignificant room along Liquor Lane in Abilene.
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From this reading THE MAN HUNT THE sun sank gently back of the grasslands encircling Abilene.
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From this reading THE MAN HUNT THE sun sank gently back of the grasslands encircling Abilene.
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From this reading But to these things Abilene paid little heed.
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From this reading She held festival on her day of triumph.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She held festival on her day of triumph.
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From this reading The fumes of liquor, the reek of packed humanity filled each insignificant room along Liquor Lane in Abilene.
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From this reading THE MAN HUNT THE sun sank gently back of the grasslands encircling Abilene.
To light up or make clear; to decorate a manuscript with gold, silver, or brilliant colors.
From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fumes of liquor, the reek of packed humanity filled each insignificant room along Liquor Lane in Abilene.
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From this reading The fumes of liquor, the reek of packed humanity filled each insignificant room along Liquor Lane in Abilene.
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From this reading The fumes of liquor, the reek of packed humanity filled each insignificant room along Liquor Lane in Abilene.
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From this reading The fumes of liquor, the reek of packed humanity filled each insignificant room along Liquor Lane in Abilene.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to these things Abilene paid little heed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN HUNT THE sun sank gently back of the grasslands encircling Abilene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
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From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN HUNT THE sun sank gently back of the grasslands encircling Abilene.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She held festival on her day of triumph.
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From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fumes of liquor, the reek of packed humanity filled each insignificant room along Liquor Lane in Abilene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But to these things Abilene paid little heed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fumes of liquor, the reek of packed humanity filled each insignificant room along Liquor Lane in Abilene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fumes of liquor, the reek of packed humanity filled each insignificant room along Liquor Lane in Abilene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN HUNT THE sun sank gently back of the grasslands encircling Abilene.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held festival on her day of triumph.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN HUNT THE sun sank gently back of the grasslands encircling Abilene.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN HUNT THE sun sank gently back of the grasslands encircling Abilene.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But to these things Abilene paid little heed.
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From this reading But to these things Abilene paid little heed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She held festival on her day of triumph.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night chill came, the quavering wail of the coyotes crept closer to the outskirts of the town, the unbelievably brilliant stars came out to illuminate a many-splendored night.
