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Chapter VII
See once more the workings of Kismet! The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up. She had heard the crash of Platte's cart at two o'clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names. She knew Platte and liked him. That day she showed him the watch and heard his story.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had heard the crash of Platte's cart at two o'clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names.
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From this reading She had heard the crash of Platte's cart at two o'clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names.
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From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
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From this reading She had heard the crash of Platte's cart at two o'clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names.
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From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
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From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
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From this reading She had heard the crash of Platte's cart at two o'clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names.
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From this reading That day she showed him the watch and heard his story.
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From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had heard the crash of Platte's cart at two o'clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names.
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From this reading She had heard the crash of Platte's cart at two o'clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She knew Platte and liked him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had heard the crash of Platte's cart at two o'clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names.
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From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
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From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
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From this reading See once more the workings of Kismet!
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From this reading She knew Platte and liked him.
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From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
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From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
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From this reading She knew Platte and liked him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had heard the crash of Platte's cart at two o'clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See once more the workings of Kismet!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
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From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had heard the crash of Platte's cart at two o'clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names.
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From this reading She had heard the crash of Platte's cart at two o'clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See once more the workings of Kismet!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
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From this reading See once more the workings of Kismet!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had heard the crash of Platte's cart at two o'clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
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From this reading See once more the workings of Kismet!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
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From this reading That day she showed him the watch and heard his story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
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From this reading That day she showed him the watch and heard his story.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had heard the crash of Platte's cart at two o'clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See once more the workings of Kismet!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
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From this reading She had heard the crash of Platte's cart at two o'clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had heard the crash of Platte's cart at two o'clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
in or at the place that
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Colonel's watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn's lawn, chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn's window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up.
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From this reading See once more the workings of Kismet!
