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Chapter III
Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women. "These are very odd people," said the stranger. "They are the people of the greatest nation in the world," said the philosopher. "Are they indeed?" said the stranger. "They scarcely look so."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They scarcely look so."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"These are very odd people," said the stranger.”
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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 Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "These are very odd people," said the stranger.
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From this reading Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women.
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From this reading Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women.
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From this reading Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women.
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From this reading "They are the people of the greatest nation in the world," said the philosopher.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They are the people of the greatest nation in the world," said the philosopher.
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From this reading "Are they indeed?" said the stranger.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They scarcely look so."
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From this reading Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women.
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From this reading "They are the people of the greatest nation in the world," said the philosopher.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women.
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From this reading "These are very odd people," said the stranger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women.
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From this reading "These are very odd people," said the stranger.
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From this reading "They are the people of the greatest nation in the world," said the philosopher.
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From this reading "These are very odd people," said the stranger.
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From this reading "They scarcely look so."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "They scarcely look so."
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From this reading "These are very odd people," said the stranger.
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From this reading Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These are very odd people," said the stranger.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women.
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From this reading "These are very odd people," said the stranger.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women.
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From this reading Next they came into a city, and the streets were full of men and women.
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From this reading "They are the people of the greatest nation in the world," said the philosopher.
