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Chapter VI
MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields. Under her arm was the inevitable grass bag. Chin up and back very straight there was always a sort of challenge in Pen's gait. As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself. There was a photograph of her at the age of three with a look wistful, proud, and astonished at meanness.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.”
very surprised
From this reading “There was a photograph of her at the age of three with a look wistful, proud, and astonished at meanness.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.”
impossible to defeat or discourage
From this reading “MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a photograph of her at the age of three with a look wistful, proud, and astonished at meanness.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Under her arm was the inevitable grass bag.”
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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 Chin up and back very straight there was always a sort of challenge in Pen's gait.
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From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
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From this reading There was a photograph of her at the age of three with a look wistful, proud, and astonished at meanness.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
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From this reading Chin up and back very straight there was always a sort of challenge in Pen's gait.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
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From this reading Under her arm was the inevitable grass bag.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
very surprised
From this reading There was a photograph of her at the age of three with a look wistful, proud, and astonished at meanness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a photograph of her at the age of three with a look wistful, proud, and astonished at meanness.
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From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
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From this reading Under her arm was the inevitable grass bag.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
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From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chin up and back very straight there was always a sort of challenge in Pen's gait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chin up and back very straight there was always a sort of challenge in Pen's gait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chin up and back very straight there was always a sort of challenge in Pen's gait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under her arm was the inevitable grass bag.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
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From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chin up and back very straight there was always a sort of challenge in Pen's gait.
impossible to defeat or discourage
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
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From this reading Under her arm was the inevitable grass bag.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a photograph of her at the age of three with a look wistful, proud, and astonished at meanness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a photograph of her at the age of three with a look wistful, proud, and astonished at meanness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chin up and back very straight there was always a sort of challenge in Pen's gait.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chin up and back very straight there was always a sort of challenge in Pen's gait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a photograph of her at the age of three with a look wistful, proud, and astonished at meanness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a photograph of her at the age of three with a look wistful, proud, and astonished at meanness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chin up and back very straight there was always a sort of challenge in Pen's gait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chin up and back very straight there was always a sort of challenge in Pen's gait.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a photograph of her at the age of three with a look wistful, proud, and astonished at meanness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under her arm was the inevitable grass bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chin up and back very straight there was always a sort of challenge in Pen's gait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chin up and back very straight there was always a sort of challenge in Pen's gait.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
which person or people
From this reading As a child she had been just the same, one of those adorable little fighters who conceal a heart as tender as love itself.
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From this reading There was a photograph of her at the age of three with a look wistful, proud, and astonished at meanness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MOONLIGHT It was night and Pen with her indomitable carriage was trudging along the road that led straight back between the fields.
