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Chapter XXXVII
CONCLUSION. A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door. He was dressed with scrupulous neatness, and there was a smile of triumphant anticipation on his face. Andy answered the bell. "Walk in, squire," he said.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Andy answered the bell.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.”
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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 A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was dressed with scrupulous neatness, and there was a smile of triumphant anticipation on his face.
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From this reading Andy answered the bell.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Andy answered the bell.
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From this reading He was dressed with scrupulous neatness, and there was a smile of triumphant anticipation on his face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
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From this reading A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
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From this reading A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
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From this reading A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
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From this reading A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
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From this reading He was dressed with scrupulous neatness, and there was a smile of triumphant anticipation on his face.
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From this reading He was dressed with scrupulous neatness, and there was a smile of triumphant anticipation on his face.
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From this reading A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
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From this reading A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was dressed with scrupulous neatness, and there was a smile of triumphant anticipation on his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was dressed with scrupulous neatness, and there was a smile of triumphant anticipation on his face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Walk in, squire," he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
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From this reading He was dressed with scrupulous neatness, and there was a smile of triumphant anticipation on his face.
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From this reading A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was dressed with scrupulous neatness, and there was a smile of triumphant anticipation on his face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
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From this reading A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
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From this reading "Walk in, squire," he said.
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From this reading He was dressed with scrupulous neatness, and there was a smile of triumphant anticipation on his face.
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From this reading He was dressed with scrupulous neatness, and there was a smile of triumphant anticipation on his face.
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From this reading A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
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From this reading He was dressed with scrupulous neatness, and there was a smile of triumphant anticipation on his face.
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From this reading He was dressed with scrupulous neatness, and there was a smile of triumphant anticipation on his face.
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From this reading A little before twelve o'clock on the following day, Squire Carter rang the bell at the farmhouse door.
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From this reading "Walk in, squire," he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was dressed with scrupulous neatness, and there was a smile of triumphant anticipation on his face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was dressed with scrupulous neatness, and there was a smile of triumphant anticipation on his face.
