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Chapter III
WITHOUT A ROOF. The boy, Iver, trudged along carrying the infant in his arms. The little face was against his cheek, and the warm breath played over it. Whenever the child cried, he spoke, and his voice reassured the babe, and it was quiet again. He walked cautiously, as the path was narrow and the night dark.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whenever the child cried, he spoke, and his voice reassured the babe, and it was quiet again.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The little face was against his cheek, and the warm breath played over it.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The boy, Iver, trudged along carrying the infant in his arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whenever the child cried, he spoke, and his voice reassured the babe, and it was quiet again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little face was against his cheek, and the warm breath played over it.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The little face was against his cheek, and the warm breath played over it.”
made less worried or afraid
From this reading “Whenever the child cried, he spoke, and his voice reassured the babe, and it was quiet again.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “Whenever the child cried, he spoke, and his voice reassured the babe, and it was quiet again.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “WITHOUT A ROOF.”
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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 WITHOUT A ROOF.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever the child cried, he spoke, and his voice reassured the babe, and it was quiet again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The little face was against his cheek, and the warm breath played over it.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The boy, Iver, trudged along carrying the infant in his arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little face was against his cheek, and the warm breath played over it.
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From this reading The boy, Iver, trudged along carrying the infant in his arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He walked cautiously, as the path was narrow and the night dark.
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From this reading Whenever the child cried, he spoke, and his voice reassured the babe, and it was quiet again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy, Iver, trudged along carrying the infant in his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little face was against his cheek, and the warm breath played over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy, Iver, trudged along carrying the infant in his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He walked cautiously, as the path was narrow and the night dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little face was against his cheek, and the warm breath played over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whenever the child cried, he spoke, and his voice reassured the babe, and it was quiet again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever the child cried, he spoke, and his voice reassured the babe, and it was quiet again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He walked cautiously, as the path was narrow and the night dark.
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From this reading The little face was against his cheek, and the warm breath played over it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whenever the child cried, he spoke, and his voice reassured the babe, and it was quiet again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy, Iver, trudged along carrying the infant in his arms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boy, Iver, trudged along carrying the infant in his arms.
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From this reading The boy, Iver, trudged along carrying the infant in his arms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The little face was against his cheek, and the warm breath played over it.
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From this reading The boy, Iver, trudged along carrying the infant in his arms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little face was against his cheek, and the warm breath played over it.
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From this reading He walked cautiously, as the path was narrow and the night dark.
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From this reading He walked cautiously, as the path was narrow and the night dark.
above and across; more than
From this reading The little face was against his cheek, and the warm breath played over it.
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From this reading He walked cautiously, as the path was narrow and the night dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little face was against his cheek, and the warm breath played over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whenever the child cried, he spoke, and his voice reassured the babe, and it was quiet again.
made less worried or afraid
From this reading Whenever the child cried, he spoke, and his voice reassured the babe, and it was quiet again.
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From this reading WITHOUT A ROOF.
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From this reading Whenever the child cried, he spoke, and his voice reassured the babe, and it was quiet again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy, Iver, trudged along carrying the infant in his arms.
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From this reading The boy, Iver, trudged along carrying the infant in his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whenever the child cried, he spoke, and his voice reassured the babe, and it was quiet again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He walked cautiously, as the path was narrow and the night dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little face was against his cheek, and the warm breath played over it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little face was against his cheek, and the warm breath played over it.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever the child cried, he spoke, and his voice reassured the babe, and it was quiet again.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading WITHOUT A ROOF.
