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Chapter XI
A TALK ABOUT GHOSTS. But again he was the first. They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house. “This place makes me feel as I never felt before,” he said. “There is such a wonderful sense of vanished life about it.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “A TALK ABOUT GHOSTS.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But again he was the first.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““This place makes me feel as I never felt before,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But again he was the first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There is such a wonderful sense of vanished life about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This place makes me feel as I never felt before,” he said.”
in the direction of
From this reading “They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““There is such a wonderful sense of vanished life about it.”
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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 TALK ABOUT GHOSTS.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A TALK ABOUT GHOSTS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But again he was the first.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “This place makes me feel as I never felt before,” he said.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “This place makes me feel as I never felt before,” he said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But again he was the first.
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From this reading They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house.
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From this reading “This place makes me feel as I never felt before,” he said.
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From this reading “This place makes me feel as I never felt before,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But again he was the first.
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From this reading They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house.
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From this reading A TALK ABOUT GHOSTS.
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From this reading They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But again he was the first.
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From this reading They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “This place makes me feel as I never felt before,” he said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is such a wonderful sense of vanished life about it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There is such a wonderful sense of vanished life about it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is such a wonderful sense of vanished life about it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house.
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From this reading “This place makes me feel as I never felt before,” he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This place makes me feel as I never felt before,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This place makes me feel as I never felt before,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There is such a wonderful sense of vanished life about it.
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From this reading “This place makes me feel as I never felt before,” he said.
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From this reading “This place makes me feel as I never felt before,” he said.
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From this reading “There is such a wonderful sense of vanished life about it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “There is such a wonderful sense of vanished life about it.
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From this reading A TALK ABOUT GHOSTS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But again he was the first.
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From this reading “There is such a wonderful sense of vanished life about it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This place makes me feel as I never felt before,” he said.
in the direction of
From this reading They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house.
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From this reading They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house.
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From this reading “There is such a wonderful sense of vanished life about it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But again he was the first.
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From this reading They had turned and gone a good way down the long garden, and had again turned towards the house.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There is such a wonderful sense of vanished life about it.
