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Chapter XXIV
ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids. He awoke, and arose from under the little windbreak he had made of poplar branches. Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship. On the other side rose the hills, high and wooded. More hills filled the picture behind him on this side, sweeping up in fantastic grass-covered knolls and terraces.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “More hills filled the picture behind him on this side, sweeping up in fantastic grass-covered knolls and terraces.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He awoke, and arose from under the little windbreak he had made of poplar branches.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “He awoke, and arose from under the little windbreak he had made of poplar branches.”
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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 ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.
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From this reading He awoke, and arose from under the little windbreak he had made of poplar branches.
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From this reading He awoke, and arose from under the little windbreak he had made of poplar branches.
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From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading More hills filled the picture behind him on this side, sweeping up in fantastic grass-covered knolls and terraces.
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From this reading He awoke, and arose from under the little windbreak he had made of poplar branches.
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From this reading ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
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From this reading ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.
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From this reading More hills filled the picture behind him on this side, sweeping up in fantastic grass-covered knolls and terraces.
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From this reading More hills filled the picture behind him on this side, sweeping up in fantastic grass-covered knolls and terraces.
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From this reading ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He awoke, and arose from under the little windbreak he had made of poplar branches.
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From this reading More hills filled the picture behind him on this side, sweeping up in fantastic grass-covered knolls and terraces.
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From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He awoke, and arose from under the little windbreak he had made of poplar branches.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He awoke, and arose from under the little windbreak he had made of poplar branches.
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From this reading On the other side rose the hills, high and wooded.
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From this reading ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
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From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
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From this reading More hills filled the picture behind him on this side, sweeping up in fantastic grass-covered knolls and terraces.
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From this reading ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.
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From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He awoke, and arose from under the little windbreak he had made of poplar branches.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.
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From this reading He awoke, and arose from under the little windbreak he had made of poplar branches.
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From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
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From this reading More hills filled the picture behind him on this side, sweeping up in fantastic grass-covered knolls and terraces.
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From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He awoke, and arose from under the little windbreak he had made of poplar branches.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.
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From this reading On the other side rose the hills, high and wooded.
above and across; more than
From this reading ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.
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From this reading More hills filled the picture behind him on this side, sweeping up in fantastic grass-covered knolls and terraces.
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From this reading He awoke, and arose from under the little windbreak he had made of poplar branches.
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From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
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From this reading ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.
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From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
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From this reading On the other side rose the hills, high and wooded.
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From this reading ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.
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From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
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From this reading On the other side rose the hills, high and wooded.
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From this reading ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More hills filled the picture behind him on this side, sweeping up in fantastic grass-covered knolls and terraces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More hills filled the picture behind him on this side, sweeping up in fantastic grass-covered knolls and terraces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE SPIRIT RIVER The sun looked over the hills and laid a commanding finger on Sam's eyelids.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading More hills filled the picture behind him on this side, sweeping up in fantastic grass-covered knolls and terraces.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He awoke, and arose from under the little windbreak he had made of poplar branches.
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From this reading More hills filled the picture behind him on this side, sweeping up in fantastic grass-covered knolls and terraces.
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From this reading He awoke, and arose from under the little windbreak he had made of poplar branches.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before him rolled a noble green river with a spruce-clad island in the middle, stemming the current with sharp prow like a battleship.
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From this reading On the other side rose the hills, high and wooded.
