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Chapter VIII
“Dark like a Winter’s Eve.” A change, and what a change! Faces and footsteps and all things strange! From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled. There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.”
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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 “Dark like a Winter’s Eve.”
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From this reading Faces and footsteps and all things strange!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A change, and what a change!
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From this reading From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.
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From this reading A change, and what a change!
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From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
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From this reading “Dark like a Winter’s Eve.”
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From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
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From this reading “Dark like a Winter’s Eve.”
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From this reading Faces and footsteps and all things strange!
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From this reading From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.
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From this reading From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.
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From this reading Faces and footsteps and all things strange!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.
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From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
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From this reading From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
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From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dark like a Winter’s Eve.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
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From this reading From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faces and footsteps and all things strange!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faces and footsteps and all things strange!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the very minute the caravans struck the suburbs of great Southampton all the glamour of gipsy life faded and fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A change, and what a change!
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From this reading “Dark like a Winter’s Eve.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were snug villas and well-kept gardens, it is true, and tidily cropped hedges with here and there a leafy elm, though its stem looked dark and sooty.
