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Chapter XXV
“See!” he said. “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.” The green was a strong apple-green colour. Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground. They were watching the steaming water.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.””
above and across; more than
From this reading “Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They were watching the steaming water.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ““You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.””
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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 “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
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From this reading The green was a strong apple-green colour.
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From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
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From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
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From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
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From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The green was a strong apple-green colour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “See!” he said.
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From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
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From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
above and across; more than
From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
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From this reading “See!” he said.
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From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
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From this reading “See!” he said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were watching the steaming water.
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From this reading The green was a strong apple-green colour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were watching the steaming water.
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From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The green was a strong apple-green colour.
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From this reading They were watching the steaming water.
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From this reading They were watching the steaming water.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
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From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
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From this reading Two women under the shed were crouching over big earthenware vessels, which sat over a fire which burned slowly in a hole dug in the ground.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You shall have a dress of green, that leaves the arms bare, and a white under-dress with blue flowers.”
