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Chapter XL
THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing. His grim and weather-beaten wagon stood, now unused, at the barnyard fence of rails. It was evening. Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road. A mounted man was opening the gate, someone they did not recognize.
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later than; following
From this reading “THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “A mounted man was opening the gate, someone they did not recognize.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His grim and weather-beaten wagon stood, now unused, at the barnyard fence of rails.”
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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 A mounted man was opening the gate, someone they did not recognize.
later than; following
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
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From this reading His grim and weather-beaten wagon stood, now unused, at the barnyard fence of rails.
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From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
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From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A mounted man was opening the gate, someone they did not recognize.
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From this reading Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road.
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From this reading It was evening.
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From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
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From this reading His grim and weather-beaten wagon stood, now unused, at the barnyard fence of rails.
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From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A mounted man was opening the gate, someone they did not recognize.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His grim and weather-beaten wagon stood, now unused, at the barnyard fence of rails.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A mounted man was opening the gate, someone they did not recognize.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A mounted man was opening the gate, someone they did not recognize.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A mounted man was opening the gate, someone they did not recognize.
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From this reading His grim and weather-beaten wagon stood, now unused, at the barnyard fence of rails.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A mounted man was opening the gate, someone they did not recognize.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His grim and weather-beaten wagon stood, now unused, at the barnyard fence of rails.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A mounted man was opening the gate, someone they did not recognize.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road.
a person, without saying who
From this reading A mounted man was opening the gate, someone they did not recognize.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His grim and weather-beaten wagon stood, now unused, at the barnyard fence of rails.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A mounted man was opening the gate, someone they did not recognize.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His grim and weather-beaten wagon stood, now unused, at the barnyard fence of rails.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His grim and weather-beaten wagon stood, now unused, at the barnyard fence of rails.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His grim and weather-beaten wagon stood, now unused, at the barnyard fence of rails.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wingate and his wife again sat on their little stoop, gazing down the path that led to the valley road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE WORLD At the new farm of Jesse Wingate on the Yamhill the wheat was in stack and ready for the flail, his deer-skin sacks made ready to carry it to market after the threshing.
