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Chapter VII
* * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace. There were many people in the park, going to or coming from the various buildings. There was no hurry, no bustle, no confusion; nor was there idling or loitering. All suggested well considered, unhurried efficiency. The voices of those who conversed were pleasant, well modulated.
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busy and excited activity
From this reading “There was no hurry, no bustle, no confusion; nor was there idling or loitering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.”
standing or moving slowly without a clear purpose
From this reading “There was no hurry, no bustle, no confusion; nor was there idling or loitering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The voices of those who conversed were pleasant, well modulated.”
the form of “shall” used in the contraction “shan’t”
From this reading “* * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The voices of those who conversed were pleasant, well modulated.”
in the direction of
From this reading “* * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All suggested well considered, unhurried efficiency.”
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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 * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
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From this reading All suggested well considered, unhurried efficiency.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
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From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
busy and excited activity
From this reading There was no hurry, no bustle, no confusion; nor was there idling or loitering.
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From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
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From this reading There were many people in the park, going to or coming from the various buildings.
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From this reading There was no hurry, no bustle, no confusion; nor was there idling or loitering.
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From this reading All suggested well considered, unhurried efficiency.
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From this reading The voices of those who conversed were pleasant, well modulated.
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From this reading All suggested well considered, unhurried efficiency.
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From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
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From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
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From this reading There were many people in the park, going to or coming from the various buildings.
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From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
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From this reading There was no hurry, no bustle, no confusion; nor was there idling or loitering.
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From this reading There was no hurry, no bustle, no confusion; nor was there idling or loitering.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
standing or moving slowly without a clear purpose
From this reading There was no hurry, no bustle, no confusion; nor was there idling or loitering.
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From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
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From this reading There were many people in the park, going to or coming from the various buildings.
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From this reading The voices of those who conversed were pleasant, well modulated.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no hurry, no bustle, no confusion; nor was there idling or loitering.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was no hurry, no bustle, no confusion; nor was there idling or loitering.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The voices of those who conversed were pleasant, well modulated.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were many people in the park, going to or coming from the various buildings.
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From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
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From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
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From this reading There were many people in the park, going to or coming from the various buildings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The voices of those who conversed were pleasant, well modulated.
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From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
the form of “shall” used in the contraction “shan’t”
From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
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From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
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From this reading All suggested well considered, unhurried efficiency.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
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From this reading There were many people in the park, going to or coming from the various buildings.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The voices of those who conversed were pleasant, well modulated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were many people in the park, going to or coming from the various buildings.
in the direction of
From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
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From this reading All suggested well considered, unhurried efficiency.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
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From this reading There were many people in the park, going to or coming from the various buildings.
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From this reading The voices of those who conversed were pleasant, well modulated.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no hurry, no bustle, no confusion; nor was there idling or loitering.
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From this reading All suggested well considered, unhurried efficiency.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * * * Here were magnificent buildings set in a gorgeous park, and here Ero Shan escorted us from the car toward a splendid palace.
which person or people
From this reading The voices of those who conversed were pleasant, well modulated.
