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Chapter III
The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields. It was an old French grange. The barracks was quite near. Bachmann walked, drawn by a single purpose, towards the courtyard. He entered the spacious, shadowy, sun-swept place.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.”
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading “Bachmann walked, drawn by a single purpose, towards the courtyard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The barracks was quite near.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Bachmann walked, drawn by a single purpose, towards the courtyard.”
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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 Bachmann walked, drawn by a single purpose, towards the courtyard.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an old French grange.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.
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From this reading Bachmann walked, drawn by a single purpose, towards the courtyard.
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From this reading The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.
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From this reading The barracks was quite near.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bachmann walked, drawn by a single purpose, towards the courtyard.
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading Bachmann walked, drawn by a single purpose, towards the courtyard.
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From this reading Bachmann walked, drawn by a single purpose, towards the courtyard.
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From this reading The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.
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From this reading He entered the spacious, shadowy, sun-swept place.
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From this reading The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.
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From this reading It was an old French grange.
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From this reading The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.
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From this reading It was an old French grange.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He entered the spacious, shadowy, sun-swept place.
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From this reading The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an old French grange.
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From this reading The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.
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From this reading The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The barracks was quite near.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was an old French grange.
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From this reading He entered the spacious, shadowy, sun-swept place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bachmann walked, drawn by a single purpose, towards the courtyard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The barracks was quite near.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He entered the spacious, shadowy, sun-swept place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bachmann walked, drawn by a single purpose, towards the courtyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He entered the spacious, shadowy, sun-swept place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He entered the spacious, shadowy, sun-swept place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.
in the direction of
From this reading Bachmann walked, drawn by a single purpose, towards the courtyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bachmann walked, drawn by a single purpose, towards the courtyard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.
in or at the place that
From this reading The Baron’s house, where Emilie was maidservant, stood square and mellow among trees and garden and fields.
