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Chapter XXIV
THE KAPPA-KAPPA. Mrs. Montacute Jones' house in Grosvenor Place was very large and very gorgeous. On this occasion it was very gorgeous indeed. The party had grown in dimensions. The new Moldavian dance had become the topic of general discourse.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The party had grown in dimensions.”
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From this reading The party had grown in dimensions.
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From this reading The new Moldavian dance had become the topic of general discourse.
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From this reading Mrs. Montacute Jones' house in Grosvenor Place was very large and very gorgeous.
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From this reading Mrs. Montacute Jones' house in Grosvenor Place was very large and very gorgeous.
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From this reading The party had grown in dimensions.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The party had grown in dimensions.
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From this reading Mrs. Montacute Jones' house in Grosvenor Place was very large and very gorgeous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Montacute Jones' house in Grosvenor Place was very large and very gorgeous.
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From this reading On this occasion it was very gorgeous indeed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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From this reading Mrs. Montacute Jones' house in Grosvenor Place was very large and very gorgeous.
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From this reading THE KAPPA-KAPPA.
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From this reading Mrs. Montacute Jones' house in Grosvenor Place was very large and very gorgeous.
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From this reading The new Moldavian dance had become the topic of general discourse.
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From this reading Mrs. Montacute Jones' house in Grosvenor Place was very large and very gorgeous.
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From this reading Mrs. Montacute Jones' house in Grosvenor Place was very large and very gorgeous.
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From this reading The new Moldavian dance had become the topic of general discourse.
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From this reading On this occasion it was very gorgeous indeed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The new Moldavian dance had become the topic of general discourse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this occasion it was very gorgeous indeed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party had grown in dimensions.
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From this reading Mrs. Montacute Jones' house in Grosvenor Place was very large and very gorgeous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KAPPA-KAPPA.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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From this reading The new Moldavian dance had become the topic of general discourse.
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From this reading Mrs. Montacute Jones' house in Grosvenor Place was very large and very gorgeous.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Montacute Jones' house in Grosvenor Place was very large and very gorgeous.
