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Chapter III
Promotion. "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?" She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned. "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade. "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
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The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.”
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “"WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"”
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
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From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
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From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
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From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
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From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
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From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
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From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
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From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
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From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
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From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
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From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
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From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
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From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
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From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
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From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
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From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
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From this reading Promotion.
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From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
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From this reading "Earn some money if we can, very likely, for the mortgage-box."
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From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
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From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
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From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
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From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
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From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
in or at the place that
From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
but in spite of that
From this reading "We haven't made up our minds yet," said Teddy, spreading his bread and butter plentifully with marmalade.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
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From this reading She was very fond of her young charges, and was remarkably easy-going where their liberty was concerned.
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading "WELL, children," said Mrs. Weston at breakfast, on the Monday which followed the cliff adventure, "how are you going to amuse yourselves to-day?"
