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Chapter IV
FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him. It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth’s mother and daddy were very proud of it,” said daddy to Jack and Evelyn. “Kenneth’s daddy had bought it at a sale of old and curious things. It was a Roman chair, and on either side were two heads of eagles. These four heads in all always made Kenneth wonder, for they looked so very life-like.
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one or the other of two
From this reading “It was a Roman chair, and on either side were two heads of eagles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These four heads in all always made Kenneth wonder, for they looked so very life-like.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These four heads in all always made Kenneth wonder, for they looked so very life-like.”
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From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
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From this reading These four heads in all always made Kenneth wonder, for they looked so very life-like.
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From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth’s mother and daddy were very proud of it,” said daddy to Jack and Evelyn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Kenneth’s daddy had bought it at a sale of old and curious things.
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From this reading “Kenneth’s daddy had bought it at a sale of old and curious things.
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From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
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From this reading “Kenneth’s daddy had bought it at a sale of old and curious things.
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From this reading It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth’s mother and daddy were very proud of it,” said daddy to Jack and Evelyn.
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From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
one or the other of two
From this reading It was a Roman chair, and on either side were two heads of eagles.
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From this reading It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth’s mother and daddy were very proud of it,” said daddy to Jack and Evelyn.
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From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
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From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These four heads in all always made Kenneth wonder, for they looked so very life-like.
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From this reading These four heads in all always made Kenneth wonder, for they looked so very life-like.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
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From this reading It was a Roman chair, and on either side were two heads of eagles.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
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From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth’s mother and daddy were very proud of it,” said daddy to Jack and Evelyn.
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From this reading It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth’s mother and daddy were very proud of it,” said daddy to Jack and Evelyn.
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From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
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From this reading It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth’s mother and daddy were very proud of it,” said daddy to Jack and Evelyn.
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From this reading These four heads in all always made Kenneth wonder, for they looked so very life-like.
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From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These four heads in all always made Kenneth wonder, for they looked so very life-like.
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From this reading These four heads in all always made Kenneth wonder, for they looked so very life-like.
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From this reading It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth’s mother and daddy were very proud of it,” said daddy to Jack and Evelyn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth’s mother and daddy were very proud of it,” said daddy to Jack and Evelyn.
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From this reading It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth’s mother and daddy were very proud of it,” said daddy to Jack and Evelyn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a Roman chair, and on either side were two heads of eagles.
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From this reading It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth’s mother and daddy were very proud of it,” said daddy to Jack and Evelyn.
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From this reading It was a Roman chair, and on either side were two heads of eagles.
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From this reading It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth’s mother and daddy were very proud of it,” said daddy to Jack and Evelyn.
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From this reading “Kenneth’s daddy had bought it at a sale of old and curious things.
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From this reading It was a Roman chair, and on either side were two heads of eagles.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These four heads in all always made Kenneth wonder, for they looked so very life-like.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
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From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These four heads in all always made Kenneth wonder, for they looked so very life-like.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These four heads in all always made Kenneth wonder, for they looked so very life-like.
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From this reading “Kenneth’s daddy had bought it at a sale of old and curious things.
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From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth’s mother and daddy were very proud of it,” said daddy to Jack and Evelyn.
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From this reading It was a Roman chair, and on either side were two heads of eagles.
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From this reading It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth’s mother and daddy were very proud of it,” said daddy to Jack and Evelyn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a very, very old chair, and Kenneth’s mother and daddy were very proud of it,” said daddy to Jack and Evelyn.
in or at the place that
From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FEBRUARY 25: The Tired Eagles “In the house where Kenneth lived there was a chair which had always fascinated him.
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From this reading These four heads in all always made Kenneth wonder, for they looked so very life-like.
