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_First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_. _Persons_: _Cyril and_ _Vivian_. _Scene_: _the Library of a country_ _house in Nottinghamshire_. CYRIL (_coming in through the open window from the terrace_). My dear Vivian, don’t coop yourself up all day in the library.
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From this reading “_First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.”
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To move from a closed position.
From this reading “CYRIL (_coming in through the open window from the terrace_).”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “CYRIL (_coming in through the open window from the terrace_).”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “My dear Vivian, don’t coop yourself up all day in the library.”
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading My dear Vivian, don’t coop yourself up all day in the library.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading CYRIL (_coming in through the open window from the terrace_).
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From this reading My dear Vivian, don’t coop yourself up all day in the library.
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From this reading _Scene_: _the Library of a country_ _house in Nottinghamshire_.
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From this reading _Persons_: _Cyril and_ _Vivian_.
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From this reading My dear Vivian, don’t coop yourself up all day in the library.
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From this reading My dear Vivian, don’t coop yourself up all day in the library.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading My dear Vivian, don’t coop yourself up all day in the library.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CYRIL (_coming in through the open window from the terrace_).
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From this reading _Scene_: _the Library of a country_ _house in Nottinghamshire_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading _Scene_: _the Library of a country_ _house in Nottinghamshire_.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Vivian, don’t coop yourself up all day in the library.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading _Scene_: _the Library of a country_ _house in Nottinghamshire_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Scene_: _the Library of a country_ _house in Nottinghamshire_.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading CYRIL (_coming in through the open window from the terrace_).
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From this reading _Persons_: _Cyril and_ _Vivian_.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading _Scene_: _the Library of a country_ _house in Nottinghamshire_.
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From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading CYRIL (_coming in through the open window from the terrace_).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Scene_: _the Library of a country_ _house in Nottinghamshire_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CYRIL (_coming in through the open window from the terrace_).
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From this reading My dear Vivian, don’t coop yourself up all day in the library.
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From this reading _Persons_: _Cyril and_ _Vivian_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _First Published_, _at 1s. net_, _in 1913_ _This Book was First Published_ _1891_ _Second Edition_ _1894_ _First Published_ (_Third Edition_) _by Methuen _1908_ and Co._ _Fourth Edition_ _1909_ _Fifth Edition_ _1911_ _A DIALOGUE_.
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From this reading CYRIL (_coming in through the open window from the terrace_).
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading My dear Vivian, don’t coop yourself up all day in the library.
