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Chapter II
SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace. The_ HON. BERTIE PILLINER, Captain THICKNESSE, _and_ ARCHIE BEARPARK, _have just drifted in_. _Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already? _Quite_ wonderful!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “BERTIE PILLINER, Captain THICKNESSE, _and_ ARCHIE BEARPARK, _have just drifted in_.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.”
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 “_Quite_ wonderful!”
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “_Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?”
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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 SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
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From this reading BERTIE PILLINER, Captain THICKNESSE, _and_ ARCHIE BEARPARK, _have just drifted in_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
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From this reading _Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?
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From this reading BERTIE PILLINER, Captain THICKNESSE, _and_ ARCHIE BEARPARK, _have just drifted in_.
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From this reading _Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?
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From this reading BERTIE PILLINER, Captain THICKNESSE, _and_ ARCHIE BEARPARK, _have just drifted in_.
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From this reading _Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BERTIE PILLINER, Captain THICKNESSE, _and_ ARCHIE BEARPARK, _have just drifted in_.
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
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From this reading _Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?
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From this reading BERTIE PILLINER, Captain THICKNESSE, _and_ ARCHIE BEARPARK, _have just drifted in_.
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BERTIE PILLINER, Captain THICKNESSE, _and_ ARCHIE BEARPARK, _have just drifted in_.
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From this reading The_ HON.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
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From this reading BERTIE PILLINER, Captain THICKNESSE, _and_ ARCHIE BEARPARK, _have just drifted in_.
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
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From this reading _Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BERTIE PILLINER, Captain THICKNESSE, _and_ ARCHIE BEARPARK, _have just drifted in_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Quite_ wonderful!
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
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From this reading _Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
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From this reading BERTIE PILLINER, Captain THICKNESSE, _and_ ARCHIE BEARPARK, _have just drifted in_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?
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From this reading _Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
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From this reading _Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Quite_ wonderful!
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From this reading SELECT PASSAGES FROM A COMING POET _In the Morning Room at Wyvern._ Lady RHODA COKAYNE, Mrs. BROOKE-CHATTERIS, _and_ Miss VIVIEN SPELWANE _are comfortably established near the fireplace.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?
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From this reading _Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading _Miss Spelwane._ Why, you _don't_ mean to say you've torn yourselves away from your beloved billiards already?
