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Author of "The Unhallowed Harvest," "Pickett's Gap," "The Blind Brother," etc. Snow everywhere; freshly fallen, white and beautiful. It lay unsullied on the village roofs, and, trampled but not yet soiled, in the village streets. The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying. Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “It lay unsullied on the village roofs, and, trampled but not yet soiled, in the village streets.”
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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 Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Snow everywhere; freshly fallen, white and beautiful.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
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From this reading Author of "The Unhallowed Harvest," "Pickett's Gap," "The Blind Brother," etc.
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From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
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From this reading Snow everywhere; freshly fallen, white and beautiful.
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From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
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From this reading Author of "The Unhallowed Harvest," "Pickett's Gap," "The Blind Brother," etc.
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From this reading Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.
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From this reading Author of "The Unhallowed Harvest," "Pickett's Gap," "The Blind Brother," etc.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It lay unsullied on the village roofs, and, trampled but not yet soiled, in the village streets.
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From this reading Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.
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From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
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From this reading Author of "The Unhallowed Harvest," "Pickett's Gap," "The Blind Brother," etc.
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From this reading Snow everywhere; freshly fallen, white and beautiful.
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From this reading Snow everywhere; freshly fallen, white and beautiful.
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From this reading Snow everywhere; freshly fallen, white and beautiful.
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From this reading Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.
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From this reading Author of "The Unhallowed Harvest," "Pickett's Gap," "The Blind Brother," etc.
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From this reading Author of "The Unhallowed Harvest," "Pickett's Gap," "The Blind Brother," etc.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It lay unsullied on the village roofs, and, trampled but not yet soiled, in the village streets.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It lay unsullied on the village roofs, and, trampled but not yet soiled, in the village streets.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
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From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It lay unsullied on the village roofs, and, trampled but not yet soiled, in the village streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
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From this reading Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It lay unsullied on the village roofs, and, trampled but not yet soiled, in the village streets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Unhallowed Harvest," "Pickett's Gap," "The Blind Brother," etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It lay unsullied on the village roofs, and, trampled but not yet soiled, in the village streets.
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From this reading Author of "The Unhallowed Harvest," "Pickett's Gap," "The Blind Brother," etc.
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From this reading Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It lay unsullied on the village roofs, and, trampled but not yet soiled, in the village streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snow everywhere; freshly fallen, white and beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It lay unsullied on the village roofs, and, trampled but not yet soiled, in the village streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It lay unsullied on the village roofs, and, trampled but not yet soiled, in the village streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Unhallowed Harvest," "Pickett's Gap," "The Blind Brother," etc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.
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From this reading It lay unsullied on the village roofs, and, trampled but not yet soiled, in the village streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Unhallowed Harvest," "Pickett's Gap," "The Blind Brother," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It lay unsullied on the village roofs, and, trampled but not yet soiled, in the village streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It lay unsullied on the village roofs, and, trampled but not yet soiled, in the village streets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the steps of the porch that stretched across the front of the mansion, a boy ran, whistling, to the street.
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From this reading Snow everywhere; freshly fallen, white and beautiful.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The spruce trees on the lawn at Bannerhall were weighted with it, and on the lawn itself it rested, like an ermine blanket, soft and satisfying.
but in spite of that
From this reading It lay unsullied on the village roofs, and, trampled but not yet soiled, in the village streets.
