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When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room. From her window she saw men coming along with a burden, over the snow. She sat still and let the minutes go by. There came a tap at her door. She opened.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “From her window she saw men coming along with a burden, over the snow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “She sat still and let the minutes go by.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “From her window she saw men coming along with a burden, over the snow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She sat still and let the minutes go by.”
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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 From her window she saw men coming along with a burden, over the snow.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading From her window she saw men coming along with a burden, over the snow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat still and let the minutes go by.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There came a tap at her door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.
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From this reading From her window she saw men coming along with a burden, over the snow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She sat still and let the minutes go by.
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From this reading There came a tap at her door.
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From this reading From her window she saw men coming along with a burden, over the snow.
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From this reading There came a tap at her door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From her window she saw men coming along with a burden, over the snow.
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From this reading She sat still and let the minutes go by.
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From this reading When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.
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From this reading When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She sat still and let the minutes go by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From her window she saw men coming along with a burden, over the snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat still and let the minutes go by.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.
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From this reading She opened.
above and across; more than
From this reading From her window she saw men coming along with a burden, over the snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat still and let the minutes go by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From her window she saw men coming along with a burden, over the snow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From her window she saw men coming along with a burden, over the snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From her window she saw men coming along with a burden, over the snow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat still and let the minutes go by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There came a tap at her door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.
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From this reading There came a tap at her door.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.
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From this reading When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.
at the time that
From this reading When they brought the body home, the next morning, Gudrun was shut up in her room.
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From this reading From her window she saw men coming along with a burden, over the snow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading From her window she saw men coming along with a burden, over the snow.
