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WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around. "But where," he asked, "are the roses?" Clara laughed outright. "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener. Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But where," he asked, "are the roses?"”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."”
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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 WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
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From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But where," he asked, "are the roses?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But where," he asked, "are the roses?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
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From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But where," he asked, "are the roses?"
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From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
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From this reading Clara laughed outright.
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From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
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From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
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From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
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From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
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From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But where," he asked, "are the roses?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
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From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
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From this reading Clara laughed outright.
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From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
not any; not one
From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
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From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
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From this reading Clara laughed outright.
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From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
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From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
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From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
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From this reading "But where," he asked, "are the roses?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
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From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Roses don't bloom out of doors in May--not in these parts at any rate."
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From this reading WANTED--A POLITICIAN Sir Leslie carefully closed the iron gate behind him, and looked around.
in or at the place that
From this reading "But where," he asked, "are the roses?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You may be a great politician, Sir Leslie," she declared, "but you are no gardener.
