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Chapter XXVIII
Evening came,--a beautiful summer's evening. Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure. Michel was sitting on his bed breathing in the soft odors of the coming night. Suddenly they heard the wheels of a carriage coming up the avenue. The young man darted to the window.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly they heard the wheels of a carriage coming up the avenue.”
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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 Evening came,--a beautiful summer's evening.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
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From this reading Suddenly they heard the wheels of a carriage coming up the avenue.
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From this reading Evening came,--a beautiful summer's evening.
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From this reading Michel was sitting on his bed breathing in the soft odors of the coming night.
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From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
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From this reading Michel was sitting on his bed breathing in the soft odors of the coming night.
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From this reading Evening came,--a beautiful summer's evening.
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From this reading Suddenly they heard the wheels of a carriage coming up the avenue.
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From this reading Michel was sitting on his bed breathing in the soft odors of the coming night.
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From this reading The young man darted to the window.
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From this reading Evening came,--a beautiful summer's evening.
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From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
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From this reading Suddenly they heard the wheels of a carriage coming up the avenue.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Michel was sitting on his bed breathing in the soft odors of the coming night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Michel was sitting on his bed breathing in the soft odors of the coming night.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
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From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young man darted to the window.
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From this reading Michel was sitting on his bed breathing in the soft odors of the coming night.
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From this reading Michel was sitting on his bed breathing in the soft odors of the coming night.
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From this reading Michel was sitting on his bed breathing in the soft odors of the coming night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Michel was sitting on his bed breathing in the soft odors of the coming night.
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From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Michel was sitting on his bed breathing in the soft odors of the coming night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Michel was sitting on his bed breathing in the soft odors of the coming night.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly they heard the wheels of a carriage coming up the avenue.
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From this reading Evening came,--a beautiful summer's evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly they heard the wheels of a carriage coming up the avenue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young man darted to the window.
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From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly they heard the wheels of a carriage coming up the avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly they heard the wheels of a carriage coming up the avenue.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bertha was leaning against a little window looking out into the orchard; she was watching the sunset beyond the great trees of the forest of Machecoul, the tops of which were undulating like waves of verdure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young man darted to the window.
