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Chapter XXXIV
THE THREE FACES AT THE WINDOW. Late in the afternoon Ezra arrived at the Priory. From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart. There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind. Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Late in the afternoon Ezra arrived at the Priory.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.”
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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 From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Late in the afternoon Ezra arrived at the Priory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind.
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From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
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From this reading Late in the afternoon Ezra arrived at the Priory.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE THREE FACES AT THE WINDOW.
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From this reading From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind.
next to; at the side of
From this reading There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind.
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From this reading There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind.
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From this reading There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
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From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
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From this reading From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.
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From this reading From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.
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From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
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From this reading Late in the afternoon Ezra arrived at the Priory.
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From this reading THE THREE FACES AT THE WINDOW.
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From this reading There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind.
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From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
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From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
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From this reading From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Late in the afternoon Ezra arrived at the Priory.
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From this reading From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.
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From this reading Late in the afternoon Ezra arrived at the Priory.
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From this reading There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.
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From this reading There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.
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From this reading There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late in the afternoon Ezra arrived at the Priory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind.
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From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
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From this reading From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
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From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THREE FACES AT THE WINDOW.
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From this reading There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind.
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From this reading THE THREE FACES AT THE WINDOW.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
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From this reading From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a broad-shouldered, red-bearded man sitting beside him, and the ostler from the _Flying Bull_ was perched behind.
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From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE THREE FACES AT THE WINDOW.
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From this reading From one of the passage windows Kate saw him driving up the avenue in a high dog-cart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kate had rushed to the window on hearing the sound of wheels, with some dim expectation that her friends had come sooner than she anticipated.
