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Chapter VI
A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks. She was, as ever, composed and inscrutable. In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed. She went toward the latter with a noiseless, gliding motion. "Mak' water hot," she said coolly over her shoulder to Sam.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was, as ever, composed and inscrutable.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Mak' water hot," she said coolly over her shoulder to Sam.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.”
in the direction of
From this reading “She went toward the latter with a noiseless, gliding motion.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went toward the latter with a noiseless, gliding motion.”
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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 FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
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From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was, as ever, composed and inscrutable.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
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From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
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From this reading A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
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From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
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From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
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From this reading A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
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From this reading She was, as ever, composed and inscrutable.
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From this reading "Mak' water hot," she said coolly over her shoulder to Sam.
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From this reading A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
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From this reading A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
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From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was, as ever, composed and inscrutable.
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From this reading A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
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From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
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From this reading She went toward the latter with a noiseless, gliding motion.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
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From this reading A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
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From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
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From this reading "Mak' water hot," she said coolly over her shoulder to Sam.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
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From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
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From this reading She was, as ever, composed and inscrutable.
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From this reading She went toward the latter with a noiseless, gliding motion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mak' water hot," she said coolly over her shoulder to Sam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went toward the latter with a noiseless, gliding motion.
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From this reading She went toward the latter with a noiseless, gliding motion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Mak' water hot," she said coolly over her shoulder to Sam.
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From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mak' water hot," she said coolly over her shoulder to Sam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
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From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was, as ever, composed and inscrutable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mak' water hot," she said coolly over her shoulder to Sam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mak' water hot," she said coolly over her shoulder to Sam.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
in the direction of
From this reading She went toward the latter with a noiseless, gliding motion.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A FRESH SURPRISE Raindrops sparkled like diamonds in Bela's dark hair and upon her glowing cheeks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was, as ever, composed and inscrutable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mak' water hot," she said coolly over her shoulder to Sam.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went toward the latter with a noiseless, gliding motion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one swift glance around she took in the whole scene--the cardplayers under the window, Sam arrested at his pan of dough, and the injured man breathing hard upon the bed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She went toward the latter with a noiseless, gliding motion.
