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Chapter XI
Without a Mother For the first few days things went well. The three children were on their best behaviour. One day was spent at the Rectory, and Inez joined them there. Ted was out in the garden. He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Without a Mother For the first few days things went well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day was spent at the Rectory, and Inez joined them there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Without a Mother For the first few days things went well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Without a Mother For the first few days things went well.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Without a Mother For the first few days things went well.”
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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 Without a Mother For the first few days things went well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day was spent at the Rectory, and Inez joined them there.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day was spent at the Rectory, and Inez joined them there.
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From this reading He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
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From this reading The three children were on their best behaviour.
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From this reading The three children were on their best behaviour.
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From this reading He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
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From this reading The three children were on their best behaviour.
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From this reading He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
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From this reading One day was spent at the Rectory, and Inez joined them there.
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From this reading Without a Mother For the first few days things went well.
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From this reading He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
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From this reading Without a Mother For the first few days things went well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without a Mother For the first few days things went well.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Without a Mother For the first few days things went well.
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From this reading He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
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From this reading Ted was out in the garden.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ted was out in the garden.
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From this reading One day was spent at the Rectory, and Inez joined them there.
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From this reading One day was spent at the Rectory, and Inez joined them there.
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From this reading He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
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From this reading Without a Mother For the first few days things went well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The three children were on their best behaviour.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day was spent at the Rectory, and Inez joined them there.
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From this reading Ted was out in the garden.
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From this reading One day was spent at the Rectory, and Inez joined them there.
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From this reading He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
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From this reading One day was spent at the Rectory, and Inez joined them there.
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From this reading Ted was out in the garden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Without a Mother For the first few days things went well.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The three children were on their best behaviour.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One day was spent at the Rectory, and Inez joined them there.
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From this reading One day was spent at the Rectory, and Inez joined them there.
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From this reading Without a Mother For the first few days things went well.
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From this reading The three children were on their best behaviour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day was spent at the Rectory, and Inez joined them there.
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From this reading Without a Mother For the first few days things went well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without a Mother For the first few days things went well.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The three children were on their best behaviour.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
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From this reading He was as busy as ever, and had just completed a beautiful little set of furniture which he had enamelled white.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a Mother For the first few days things went well.
