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Chapter III
He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window. It was just light; there was a smell of grass. 'Fleur!' he thought; 'Fleur!' It was mysteriously white out-of-doors, with nothing awake except the birds just beginning to chirp. 'I'll go down into the coppice,' he thought.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was mysteriously white out-of-doors, with nothing awake except the birds just beginning to chirp.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “It was mysteriously white out-of-doors, with nothing awake except the birds just beginning to chirp.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It was mysteriously white out-of-doors, with nothing awake except the birds just beginning to chirp.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Fleur!' he thought; 'Fleur!'”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.”
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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 He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
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From this reading It was mysteriously white out-of-doors, with nothing awake except the birds just beginning to chirp.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was mysteriously white out-of-doors, with nothing awake except the birds just beginning to chirp.
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From this reading It was mysteriously white out-of-doors, with nothing awake except the birds just beginning to chirp.
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From this reading It was mysteriously white out-of-doors, with nothing awake except the birds just beginning to chirp.
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From this reading 'I'll go down into the coppice,' he thought.
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From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
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From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
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From this reading 'I'll go down into the coppice,' he thought.
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From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
apart from; not including
From this reading It was mysteriously white out-of-doors, with nothing awake except the birds just beginning to chirp.
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From this reading 'Fleur!' he thought; 'Fleur!'
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From this reading 'I'll go down into the coppice,' he thought.
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From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
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From this reading It was just light; there was a smell of grass.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
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From this reading 'I'll go down into the coppice,' he thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'I'll go down into the coppice,' he thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just light; there was a smell of grass.
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From this reading It was just light; there was a smell of grass.
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From this reading It was just light; there was a smell of grass.
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From this reading It was mysteriously white out-of-doors, with nothing awake except the birds just beginning to chirp.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was mysteriously white out-of-doors, with nothing awake except the birds just beginning to chirp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was just light; there was a smell of grass.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
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From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was mysteriously white out-of-doors, with nothing awake except the birds just beginning to chirp.
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From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
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From this reading It was just light; there was a smell of grass.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
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From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
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From this reading It was just light; there was a smell of grass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Fleur!' he thought; 'Fleur!'
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was mysteriously white out-of-doors, with nothing awake except the birds just beginning to chirp.
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From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was mysteriously white out-of-doors, with nothing awake except the birds just beginning to chirp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was still so wide-awake at dawn that he got up, slipped on tennis shoes, trousers, and a sweater, and in silence crept down-stairs and out through the study window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was mysteriously white out-of-doors, with nothing awake except the birds just beginning to chirp.
