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Chapter XIX
'MACBETH AND THE WITCHES' A PAINTING BY COROT, IN THE HERTFORD HOUSE COLLECTION Look! Across the plain yonder, those three figures, dark and gaunt against the sky.... Who are they? What are they? One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Across the plain yonder, those three figures, dark and gaunt against the sky....”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Across the plain yonder, those three figures, dark and gaunt against the sky....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Across the plain yonder, those three figures, dark and gaunt against the sky....”
in the direction of
From this reading “One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the plain yonder, those three figures, dark and gaunt against the sky....
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Across the plain yonder, those three figures, dark and gaunt against the sky....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who are they?
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From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
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From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
showing who or what does the action
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
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From this reading Across the plain yonder, those three figures, dark and gaunt against the sky....
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From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
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From this reading 'MACBETH AND THE WITCHES' A PAINTING BY COROT, IN THE HERTFORD HOUSE COLLECTION Look!
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From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'MACBETH AND THE WITCHES' A PAINTING BY COROT, IN THE HERTFORD HOUSE COLLECTION Look!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
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From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'MACBETH AND THE WITCHES' A PAINTING BY COROT, IN THE HERTFORD HOUSE COLLECTION Look!
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
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From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
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From this reading 'MACBETH AND THE WITCHES' A PAINTING BY COROT, IN THE HERTFORD HOUSE COLLECTION Look!
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From this reading Across the plain yonder, those three figures, dark and gaunt against the sky....
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From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
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From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the plain yonder, those three figures, dark and gaunt against the sky....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
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From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'MACBETH AND THE WITCHES' A PAINTING BY COROT, IN THE HERTFORD HOUSE COLLECTION Look!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who are they?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Across the plain yonder, those three figures, dark and gaunt against the sky....
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From this reading Across the plain yonder, those three figures, dark and gaunt against the sky....
in the direction of
From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
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From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are they?
which person or people
From this reading Who are they?
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in the company of; together with
From this reading One of them is pointing with rigid arm towards the gnarled trees that from the hillside stretch out their storm-broken boughs and ragged leaves against the sky.
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From this reading Across the plain yonder, those three figures, dark and gaunt against the sky....
