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Chapter VI
VISITORS Mrs. Walter and Mollie were at their mid-day Sunday dinner. Stone Cottage, where they lived, stood at the top of the village street. It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre. Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for. Mrs. Walter's husband had been a schoolmaster.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Mrs. Walter's husband had been a schoolmaster.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stone Cottage, where they lived, stood at the top of the village street.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.”
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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 It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
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From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VISITORS Mrs. Walter and Mollie were at their mid-day Sunday dinner.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading VISITORS Mrs. Walter and Mollie were at their mid-day Sunday dinner.
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From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
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From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
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From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Walter's husband had been a schoolmaster.
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From this reading Stone Cottage, where they lived, stood at the top of the village street.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
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From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
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From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
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From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
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From this reading VISITORS Mrs. Walter and Mollie were at their mid-day Sunday dinner.
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From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
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From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
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From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
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From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
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From this reading Mrs. Walter's husband had been a schoolmaster.
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From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
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From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
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From this reading Stone Cottage, where they lived, stood at the top of the village street.
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From this reading VISITORS Mrs. Walter and Mollie were at their mid-day Sunday dinner.
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From this reading VISITORS Mrs. Walter and Mollie were at their mid-day Sunday dinner.
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From this reading VISITORS Mrs. Walter and Mollie were at their mid-day Sunday dinner.
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From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stone Cottage, where they lived, stood at the top of the village street.
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From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
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From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
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From this reading Mrs. Walter's husband had been a schoolmaster.
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From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
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From this reading Stone Cottage, where they lived, stood at the top of the village street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stone Cottage, where they lived, stood at the top of the village street.
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From this reading Stone Cottage, where they lived, stood at the top of the village street.
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From this reading VISITORS Mrs. Walter and Mollie were at their mid-day Sunday dinner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stone Cottage, where they lived, stood at the top of the village street.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading VISITORS Mrs. Walter and Mollie were at their mid-day Sunday dinner.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stone Cottage, where they lived, stood at the top of the village street.
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From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
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From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
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From this reading Stone Cottage, where they lived, stood at the top of the village street.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
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From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stone Cottage, where they lived, stood at the top of the village street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VISITORS Mrs. Walter and Mollie were at their mid-day Sunday dinner.
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From this reading VISITORS Mrs. Walter and Mollie were at their mid-day Sunday dinner.
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From this reading Mrs. Walter's husband had been a schoolmaster.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading VISITORS Mrs. Walter and Mollie were at their mid-day Sunday dinner.
in or at the place that
From this reading Stone Cottage, where they lived, stood at the top of the village street.
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From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
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From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had a fair-sized drawing-room and a little bandbox of a dining-room, with three bedrooms and an attic, and a garden of about half an acre.
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From this reading Its rent was under thirty pounds a year, and it was as nice a little country home as a widow lady with a very small income and her daughter could wish for.
