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Chapter XIII
HAWTHORN CHURCH TOWN and village and all the country roundabout were growing clean of the plague. Day by day the evil lessened, the sickness stole away. It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief. At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!” The wolf might come no more in the guise of the plague, but there were other damages and terrors.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wolf might come no more in the guise of the plague, but there were other damages and terrors.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The wolf might come no more in the guise of the plague, but there were other damages and terrors.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.”
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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 At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
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From this reading HAWTHORN CHURCH TOWN and village and all the country roundabout were growing clean of the plague.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HAWTHORN CHURCH TOWN and village and all the country roundabout were growing clean of the plague.
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From this reading At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
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From this reading At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
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From this reading Day by day the evil lessened, the sickness stole away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The wolf might come no more in the guise of the plague, but there were other damages and terrors.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Day by day the evil lessened, the sickness stole away.
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From this reading HAWTHORN CHURCH TOWN and village and all the country roundabout were growing clean of the plague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAWTHORN CHURCH TOWN and village and all the country roundabout were growing clean of the plague.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wolf might come no more in the guise of the plague, but there were other damages and terrors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAWTHORN CHURCH TOWN and village and all the country roundabout were growing clean of the plague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wolf might come no more in the guise of the plague, but there were other damages and terrors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day by day the evil lessened, the sickness stole away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day by day the evil lessened, the sickness stole away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAWTHORN CHURCH TOWN and village and all the country roundabout were growing clean of the plague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wolf might come no more in the guise of the plague, but there were other damages and terrors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAWTHORN CHURCH TOWN and village and all the country roundabout were growing clean of the plague.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wolf might come no more in the guise of the plague, but there were other damages and terrors.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.
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From this reading At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day by day the evil lessened, the sickness stole away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The wolf might come no more in the guise of the plague, but there were other damages and terrors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wolf might come no more in the guise of the plague, but there were other damages and terrors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
not any; not one
From this reading The wolf might come no more in the guise of the plague, but there were other damages and terrors.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HAWTHORN CHURCH TOWN and village and all the country roundabout were growing clean of the plague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wolf might come no more in the guise of the plague, but there were other damages and terrors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAWTHORN CHURCH TOWN and village and all the country roundabout were growing clean of the plague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAWTHORN CHURCH TOWN and village and all the country roundabout were growing clean of the plague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day by day the evil lessened, the sickness stole away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day by day the evil lessened, the sickness stole away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wolf might come no more in the guise of the plague, but there were other damages and terrors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HAWTHORN CHURCH TOWN and village and all the country roundabout were growing clean of the plague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAWTHORN CHURCH TOWN and village and all the country roundabout were growing clean of the plague.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAWTHORN CHURCH TOWN and village and all the country roundabout were growing clean of the plague.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HAWTHORN CHURCH TOWN and village and all the country roundabout were growing clean of the plague.
belonging to which person
From this reading It left its graves, and among those whose loss was personal its mood of grief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At large there was still a kind of sullen fear, a tension of the nerves, a readiness to attend to any cry of “Wolf!”
