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Chapter XVII
The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun. To ease it Tietjens began to undo the trace. The girl hopped over the hedge and, scrambling down, began to help him. "Well. _My_ reputation's gone," she said cheerfully.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To ease it Tietjens began to undo the trace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl hopped over the hedge and, scrambling down, began to help him.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The girl hopped over the hedge and, scrambling down, began to help him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well.”
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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 horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl hopped over the hedge and, scrambling down, began to help him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To ease it Tietjens began to undo the trace.
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From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
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From this reading _My_ reputation's gone," she said cheerfully.
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From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
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From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
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From this reading To ease it Tietjens began to undo the trace.
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From this reading The girl hopped over the hedge and, scrambling down, began to help him.
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From this reading _My_ reputation's gone," she said cheerfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl hopped over the hedge and, scrambling down, began to help him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl hopped over the hedge and, scrambling down, began to help him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl hopped over the hedge and, scrambling down, began to help him.
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From this reading The girl hopped over the hedge and, scrambling down, began to help him.
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From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To ease it Tietjens began to undo the trace.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _My_ reputation's gone," she said cheerfully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
above and across; more than
From this reading The girl hopped over the hedge and, scrambling down, began to help him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
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From this reading _My_ reputation's gone," she said cheerfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _My_ reputation's gone," she said cheerfully.
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From this reading The girl hopped over the hedge and, scrambling down, began to help him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _My_ reputation's gone," she said cheerfully.
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From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
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From this reading To ease it Tietjens began to undo the trace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To ease it Tietjens began to undo the trace.
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From this reading To ease it Tietjens began to undo the trace.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To ease it Tietjens began to undo the trace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
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From this reading "Well.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The horse, its upper leg swathed with criss-crosses of white through which a purple stain was slowly penetrating, stood motionless, its head hanging down, mule-like, under the blinding sun.
