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Chapter I
The war had killed the little market of the town. As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls. But people crowded just the same. There was a loud sound of voices, men's voices. Men pressed round the doorways of the public-houses.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The war had killed the little market of the town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But people crowded just the same.”
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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 There was a loud sound of voices, men's voices.
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From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
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From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But people crowded just the same.
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From this reading But people crowded just the same.
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From this reading Men pressed round the doorways of the public-houses.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
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From this reading But people crowded just the same.
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From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
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From this reading There was a loud sound of voices, men's voices.
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From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
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From this reading Men pressed round the doorways of the public-houses.
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From this reading There was a loud sound of voices, men's voices.
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From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
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From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
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From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
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From this reading But people crowded just the same.
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From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
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From this reading Men pressed round the doorways of the public-houses.
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From this reading Men pressed round the doorways of the public-houses.
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From this reading Men pressed round the doorways of the public-houses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But people crowded just the same.
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From this reading There was a loud sound of voices, men's voices.
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From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
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From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
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From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
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From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
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From this reading There was a loud sound of voices, men's voices.
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From this reading The war had killed the little market of the town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a loud sound of voices, men's voices.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As he passed the market place on the brow, Aaron noticed that there were only two miserable stalls.
