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A Bevy of Girls, by L.T. Meade. ________________________________________________________________________ A BEVY OF GIRLS, BY L.T. MEADE. CHAPTER ONE. THE DEPARTURE. The girls stood in a cluster round Miss Aldworth.
A Bevy of Girls
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A
Bevy
of
Girls,
by
L.T.
Meade.
________________________________________________________________________ A
BEVY
OF
GIRLS,
BY
L.T.
MEADE.
CHAPTER
ONE.
THE
DEPARTURE.
The
girls
stood
in
a
cluster
round
Miss
Aldworth.
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A
Bevy
of
Girls,
by
L.T.
Meade.
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________________________________________________________________________ A
BEVY
OF
GIRLS,
BY
L.T.
MEADE.
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CHAPTER
ONE.
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THE
DEPARTURE.
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The
girls
stood
in
a
cluster
round
Miss
Aldworth.
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ONE
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girls stood in a cluster round Miss Aldworth.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Bevy of Girls, by L.T. Meade.
Aldworth
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Bevy
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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CHAPTER
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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
cluster
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DEPARTURE
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Girls
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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L
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Meade
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Miss
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Bevy of Girls, by L.T. Meade.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
round
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stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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T
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEPARTURE.