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Chapter I
AUTHOR OF "SIR MORTIMER" "MICHAEL FORTH" "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" "FOES" ETC. The woman driving turned the phaeton from the highway into a narrow road. Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened. It was now a rich woodland, little cut, seldom touched by fire. Apparently the road knew little use.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "SIR MORTIMER" "MICHAEL FORTH" "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" "FOES" ETC.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was now a rich woodland, little cut, seldom touched by fire.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.”
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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 woman driving turned the phaeton from the highway into a narrow road.
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From this reading Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF "SIR MORTIMER" "MICHAEL FORTH" "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" "FOES" ETC.
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From this reading Apparently the road knew little use.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "SIR MORTIMER" "MICHAEL FORTH" "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" "FOES" ETC.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was now a rich woodland, little cut, seldom touched by fire.
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From this reading It was now a rich woodland, little cut, seldom touched by fire.
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From this reading Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.
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From this reading The woman driving turned the phaeton from the highway into a narrow road.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "SIR MORTIMER" "MICHAEL FORTH" "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" "FOES" ETC.
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From this reading It was now a rich woodland, little cut, seldom touched by fire.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "SIR MORTIMER" "MICHAEL FORTH" "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" "FOES" ETC.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.
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From this reading Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "SIR MORTIMER" "MICHAEL FORTH" "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" "FOES" ETC.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The woman driving turned the phaeton from the highway into a narrow road.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AUTHOR OF "SIR MORTIMER" "MICHAEL FORTH" "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" "FOES" ETC.
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From this reading The woman driving turned the phaeton from the highway into a narrow road.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "SIR MORTIMER" "MICHAEL FORTH" "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" "FOES" ETC.
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From this reading Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The woman driving turned the phaeton from the highway into a narrow road.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now a rich woodland, little cut, seldom touched by fire.
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From this reading Apparently the road knew little use.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now a rich woodland, little cut, seldom touched by fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "SIR MORTIMER" "MICHAEL FORTH" "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" "FOES" ETC.
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From this reading Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.
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From this reading Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "SIR MORTIMER" "MICHAEL FORTH" "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" "FOES" ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman driving turned the phaeton from the highway into a narrow road.
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From this reading It was now a rich woodland, little cut, seldom touched by fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "SIR MORTIMER" "MICHAEL FORTH" "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" "FOES" ETC.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.
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From this reading Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.
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From this reading The woman driving turned the phaeton from the highway into a narrow road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was now a rich woodland, little cut, seldom touched by fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman driving turned the phaeton from the highway into a narrow road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was now a rich woodland, little cut, seldom touched by fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "SIR MORTIMER" "MICHAEL FORTH" "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" "FOES" ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The woman driving turned the phaeton from the highway into a narrow road.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUTHOR OF "SIR MORTIMER" "MICHAEL FORTH" "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" "FOES" ETC.
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From this reading It was now a rich woodland, little cut, seldom touched by fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman driving turned the phaeton from the highway into a narrow road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Apparently the road knew little use.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now a rich woodland, little cut, seldom touched by fire.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Almost immediately the forest through which they had been passing for a mile or more deepened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman driving turned the phaeton from the highway into a narrow road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was now a rich woodland, little cut, seldom touched by fire.
