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Chapter XVIII
THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north. Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch. A new note came into the voice of the wind. The nights grew colder. Autumn was at hand.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Autumn was at hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “The nights grew colder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A new note came into the voice of the wind.”
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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 Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
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From this reading Autumn was at hand.
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From this reading A new note came into the voice of the wind.
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From this reading The nights grew colder.
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From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
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From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
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From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
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From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
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From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
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From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
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From this reading The nights grew colder.
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From this reading Autumn was at hand.
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From this reading Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
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From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
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From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A new note came into the voice of the wind.
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From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
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From this reading A new note came into the voice of the wind.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The nights grew colder.
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From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
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From this reading A new note came into the voice of the wind.
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From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
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From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
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From this reading Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
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From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
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From this reading Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
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From this reading Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
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From this reading A new note came into the voice of the wind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
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From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A new note came into the voice of the wind.
