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Chapter XXI
Sun came more and more slanting through the trees. Eating was done. The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against. “The _Vineyard_ boat, and the word is ‘_Gold and silver_.’ South around Middle Forest and then east.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “South around Middle Forest and then east.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eating was done.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sun came more and more slanting through the trees.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sun came more and more slanting through the trees.
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From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading South around Middle Forest and then east.
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From this reading “The _Vineyard_ boat, and the word is ‘_Gold and silver_.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
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From this reading Sun came more and more slanting through the trees.
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From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eating was done.
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From this reading South around Middle Forest and then east.
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From this reading Eating was done.
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From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The _Vineyard_ boat, and the word is ‘_Gold and silver_.’
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From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The _Vineyard_ boat, and the word is ‘_Gold and silver_.’
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From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
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From this reading South around Middle Forest and then east.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
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From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
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From this reading Sun came more and more slanting through the trees.
not any; not one
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
above and across; more than
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
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From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The _Vineyard_ boat, and the word is ‘_Gold and silver_.’
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From this reading Sun came more and more slanting through the trees.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
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From this reading South around Middle Forest and then east.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
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From this reading Sun came more and more slanting through the trees.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sun came more and more slanting through the trees.
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From this reading South around Middle Forest and then east.
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From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sun came more and more slanting through the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sun came more and more slanting through the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The _Vineyard_ boat, and the word is ‘_Gold and silver_.’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eating was done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two sat in forest light and coolness, and they went over plans step by step so that there might rest no misunderstanding nor any happening unprovided against.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The _Vineyard_ boat, and the word is ‘_Gold and silver_.’
