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Chapter VIII
THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack. For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen. Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself. "He is away," said Stonor, merely to break the racking silence between him and Clare. "Would he leave the door open?" she said.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “"He is away," said Stonor, merely to break the racking silence between him and Clare.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"Would he leave the door open?" she said.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “"He is away," said Stonor, merely to break the racking silence between him and Clare.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Would he leave the door open?" she said.”
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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 For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He is away," said Stonor, merely to break the racking silence between him and Clare.
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From this reading THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.
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From this reading "He is away," said Stonor, merely to break the racking silence between him and Clare.
next to; at the side of
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "He is away," said Stonor, merely to break the racking silence between him and Clare.
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From this reading "He is away," said Stonor, merely to break the racking silence between him and Clare.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
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From this reading "He is away," said Stonor, merely to break the racking silence between him and Clare.
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From this reading Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself.
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From this reading Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself.
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From this reading "Would he leave the door open?" she said.
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From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
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From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is away," said Stonor, merely to break the racking silence between him and Clare.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Would he leave the door open?" she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is away," said Stonor, merely to break the racking silence between him and Clare.
not any; not one
From this reading THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.
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From this reading THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Would he leave the door open?" she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is away," said Stonor, merely to break the racking silence between him and Clare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is away," said Stonor, merely to break the racking silence between him and Clare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Would he leave the door open?" she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "He is away," said Stonor, merely to break the racking silence between him and Clare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stonor sent him a hail, as is the custom of the country--but no surprised glad face showed itself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE LOG SHACK It struck them as odd that no one appeared out of the shack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He is away," said Stonor, merely to break the racking silence between him and Clare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
which person or people
From this reading For a man living beside a river generally has his eye unconsciously on the stream, just as a man who dwells by a lonely road lets few pass by unseen.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would he leave the door open?" she said.
