The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.
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Chapter VII
THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha. “Look at the moor! Look at the moor!” The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind. The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.
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a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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later than; following
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.
in or near a particular place or position
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the past participle of “be”
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.
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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
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From this reading The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.
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From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.
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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
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From this reading The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.
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From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.
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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
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From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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From this reading The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look at the moor!
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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
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From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.
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From this reading “Look at the moor!
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From this reading The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.
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From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.
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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
above and across; more than
From this reading The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.
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From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.
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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
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From this reading The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.
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From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
at the time that
From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 06: “There Was Someone Crying—There Was!”?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary...", what tone does the author establish?
