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Chapter II
YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying! THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore. A FISHERMAN Star of the Sea! Pray for poor fisherfolk! A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pray for poor fisherfolk!”
a hand tool with a curved blade for cutting grass
From this reading “A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.”
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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 FISHERMAN Star of the Sea!
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From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
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From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
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From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
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From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
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From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
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From this reading YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!
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From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
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From this reading Pray for poor fisherfolk!
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From this reading A FISHERMAN Star of the Sea!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pray for poor fisherfolk!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
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From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
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From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
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From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
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From this reading YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
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From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FISHERMAN Star of the Sea!
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From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
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From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pray for poor fisherfolk!
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From this reading Pray for poor fisherfolk!
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From this reading YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!
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From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
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From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
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From this reading A FISHERMAN Star of the Sea!
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From this reading THE PEASANTS Aie!— YVETTE The nets are dry, the red sails laid away, And all the boats lie idle by the shore.
a hand tool with a curved blade for cutting grass
From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A PEASANT I left my sickle in the standing corn.
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From this reading A FISHERMAN Star of the Sea!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!
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From this reading YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!
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From this reading YVETTE The young men hear the ravens crying!
