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NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house. From a sense of need he determined to pay Wid a visit. His leg was doing badly. He needed help, and knew it. He hobbled over to the cabin door, where all was silent; knocked, and knocked again, more loudly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He hobbled over to the cabin door, where all was silent; knocked, and knocked again, more loudly.”
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “From a sense of need he determined to pay Wid a visit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He needed help, and knew it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He hobbled over to the cabin door, where all was silent; knocked, and knocked again, more loudly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From a sense of need he determined to pay Wid a visit.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He hobbled over to the cabin door, where all was silent; knocked, and knocked again, more loudly.”
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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 From a sense of need he determined to pay Wid a visit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hobbled over to the cabin door, where all was silent; knocked, and knocked again, more loudly.
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From this reading He hobbled over to the cabin door, where all was silent; knocked, and knocked again, more loudly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He needed help, and knew it.
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From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
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From this reading His leg was doing badly.
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From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
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From this reading He hobbled over to the cabin door, where all was silent; knocked, and knocked again, more loudly.
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From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
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From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
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From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading From a sense of need he determined to pay Wid a visit.
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From this reading His leg was doing badly.
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From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
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From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
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From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From a sense of need he determined to pay Wid a visit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He needed help, and knew it.
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From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hobbled over to the cabin door, where all was silent; knocked, and knocked again, more loudly.
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From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He needed help, and knew it.
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From this reading He needed help, and knew it.
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From this reading He hobbled over to the cabin door, where all was silent; knocked, and knocked again, more loudly.
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From this reading His leg was doing badly.
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From this reading He hobbled over to the cabin door, where all was silent; knocked, and knocked again, more loudly.
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From this reading He hobbled over to the cabin door, where all was silent; knocked, and knocked again, more loudly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From a sense of need he determined to pay Wid a visit.
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From this reading He needed help, and knew it.
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From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
above and across; more than
From this reading He hobbled over to the cabin door, where all was silent; knocked, and knocked again, more loudly.
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From this reading From a sense of need he determined to pay Wid a visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a sense of need he determined to pay Wid a visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hobbled over to the cabin door, where all was silent; knocked, and knocked again, more loudly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From a sense of need he determined to pay Wid a visit.
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From this reading From a sense of need he determined to pay Wid a visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His leg was doing badly.
in or at the place that
From this reading He hobbled over to the cabin door, where all was silent; knocked, and knocked again, more loudly.
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From this reading NEIGHBORS Sim Gage, hesitant at the door of his bare-floored tent in the cool dawn, saw smoke arising from the chimney of Wid Gardner's house.
