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Chapter XXVI
Liz crept close to the window and looked down the road. At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky. In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one. And yet Liz had hardly seen that the sun had shone at all to-day. Still, seeing her face a passer-by would not have fancied that she was chilled.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Still, seeing her face a passer-by would not have fancied that she was chilled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Liz crept close to the window and looked down the road.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still, seeing her face a passer-by would not have fancied that she was chilled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still, seeing her face a passer-by would not have fancied that she was chilled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.”
in the direction of
From this reading “In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Still, seeing her face a passer-by would not have fancied that she was chilled.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet Liz had hardly seen that the sun had shone at all to-day.”
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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 At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.
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From this reading And yet Liz had hardly seen that the sun had shone at all to-day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Liz crept close to the window and looked down the road.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
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From this reading Still, seeing her face a passer-by would not have fancied that she was chilled.
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From this reading Liz crept close to the window and looked down the road.
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From this reading Liz crept close to the window and looked down the road.
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From this reading In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.
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From this reading In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.
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From this reading Liz crept close to the window and looked down the road.
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From this reading Still, seeing her face a passer-by would not have fancied that she was chilled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
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From this reading Still, seeing her face a passer-by would not have fancied that she was chilled.
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From this reading In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.
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From this reading In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.
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From this reading And yet Liz had hardly seen that the sun had shone at all to-day.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Still, seeing her face a passer-by would not have fancied that she was chilled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Still, seeing her face a passer-by would not have fancied that she was chilled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.
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From this reading Liz crept close to the window and looked down the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Liz crept close to the window and looked down the road.
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From this reading In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
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From this reading In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
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From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.
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From this reading Still, seeing her face a passer-by would not have fancied that she was chilled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Liz crept close to the window and looked down the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still, seeing her face a passer-by would not have fancied that she was chilled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And yet Liz had hardly seen that the sun had shone at all to-day.
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From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still, seeing her face a passer-by would not have fancied that she was chilled.
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From this reading And yet Liz had hardly seen that the sun had shone at all to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, seeing her face a passer-by would not have fancied that she was chilled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Liz crept close to the window and looked down the road.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Liz crept close to the window and looked down the road.
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From this reading And yet Liz had hardly seen that the sun had shone at all to-day.
in the direction of
From this reading In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.
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From this reading In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
at the time that
From this reading In October, Riggan generally shut its doors against damps and mist, and turned toward its fire when it had one.
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From this reading Liz crept close to the window and looked down the road.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Still, seeing her face a passer-by would not have fancied that she was chilled.
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From this reading At this time of the year it was not often that the sun set in as fair a sky.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet Liz had hardly seen that the sun had shone at all to-day.
