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Chapter XI
Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms. There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything. Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture. Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests. So it went on through the generations.
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any thing at all
From this reading “There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So it went on through the generations.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So it went on through the generations.”
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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 There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
any thing at all
From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
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From this reading Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.
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From this reading Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.
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From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
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From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
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From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
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From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
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From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
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From this reading So it went on through the generations.
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From this reading Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.
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From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.
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From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it went on through the generations.
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From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
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From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
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From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
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From this reading Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
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From this reading Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So it went on through the generations.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
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From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
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From this reading Sir Geoffrey's father had liked pictures and Sir Geoffrey's mother had liked cinquecento furniture.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it went on through the generations.
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From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
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From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
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From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So it went on through the generations.
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From this reading Sir Geoffrey himself had liked old carved oak chests, vestry chests.
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From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So it went on through the generations.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were several: the house was a warren, and the family never sold anything.
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From this reading Connie was sorting out one of the Wragby lumber rooms.
