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Chapter III
To be prematurely bald is disheartening. This baldness was so premature as to be serious. It was the first warning of decay. * * * * * The Empress Mother came sailing over the hill, high in the sky as befitted her. Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the first warning of decay.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “* * * * * The Empress Mother came sailing over the hill, high in the sky as befitted her.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.”
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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 Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This baldness was so premature as to be serious.
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From this reading To be prematurely bald is disheartening.
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From this reading This baldness was so premature as to be serious.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be prematurely bald is disheartening.
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From this reading * * * * * The Empress Mother came sailing over the hill, high in the sky as befitted her.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
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From this reading * * * * * The Empress Mother came sailing over the hill, high in the sky as befitted her.
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From this reading It was the first warning of decay.
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From this reading To be prematurely bald is disheartening.
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From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
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From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
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From this reading * * * * * The Empress Mother came sailing over the hill, high in the sky as befitted her.
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From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first warning of decay.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * The Empress Mother came sailing over the hill, high in the sky as befitted her.
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From this reading * * * * * The Empress Mother came sailing over the hill, high in the sky as befitted her.
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From this reading * * * * * The Empress Mother came sailing over the hill, high in the sky as befitted her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * The Empress Mother came sailing over the hill, high in the sky as befitted her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To be prematurely bald is disheartening.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first warning of decay.
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From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
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From this reading * * * * * The Empress Mother came sailing over the hill, high in the sky as befitted her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the first warning of decay.
above and across; more than
From this reading * * * * * The Empress Mother came sailing over the hill, high in the sky as befitted her.
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From this reading This baldness was so premature as to be serious.
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From this reading To be prematurely bald is disheartening.
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From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * The Empress Mother came sailing over the hill, high in the sky as befitted her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This baldness was so premature as to be serious.
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From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
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From this reading * * * * * The Empress Mother came sailing over the hill, high in the sky as befitted her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This baldness was so premature as to be serious.
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From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the first warning of decay.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This baldness was so premature as to be serious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be prematurely bald is disheartening.
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From this reading It was the first warning of decay.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This baldness was so premature as to be serious.
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From this reading Behind her, in the far distance, lay the white-ribbed downs, and, along their ridge, there stretched against the sky a thin, shadowy, broken line.
