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Chapter I
Author of “Exton Manor,” “Sir Harry,” etc. Peggy was just eight years old. She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth. She lived with her father and mother in a nice house in the country with a big garden round it. It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.”
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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 She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
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From this reading She lived with her father and mother in a nice house in the country with a big garden round it.
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From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
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From this reading She lived with her father and mother in a nice house in the country with a big garden round it.
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From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
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From this reading Peggy was just eight years old.
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From this reading Author of “Exton Manor,” “Sir Harry,” etc.
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From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
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From this reading She lived with her father and mother in a nice house in the country with a big garden round it.
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From this reading It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.
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From this reading She lived with her father and mother in a nice house in the country with a big garden round it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
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From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
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From this reading Author of “Exton Manor,” “Sir Harry,” etc.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lived with her father and mother in a nice house in the country with a big garden round it.
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From this reading She lived with her father and mother in a nice house in the country with a big garden round it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She lived with her father and mother in a nice house in the country with a big garden round it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She lived with her father and mother in a nice house in the country with a big garden round it.
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From this reading Peggy was just eight years old.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
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From this reading She lived with her father and mother in a nice house in the country with a big garden round it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
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From this reading Author of “Exton Manor,” “Sir Harry,” etc.
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From this reading It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.
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From this reading She lived with her father and mother in a nice house in the country with a big garden round it.
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From this reading It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.
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From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
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From this reading She lived with her father and mother in a nice house in the country with a big garden round it.
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From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Exton Manor,” “Sir Harry,” etc.
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From this reading Peggy was just eight years old.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.
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From this reading It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.
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From this reading Peggy was just eight years old.
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From this reading It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.
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From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
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From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
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From this reading She lived with her father and mother in a nice house in the country with a big garden round it.
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From this reading It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.
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From this reading It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
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From this reading Author of “Exton Manor,” “Sir Harry,” etc.
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From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
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From this reading It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.
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From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
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From this reading It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She lived with her father and mother in a nice house in the country with a big garden round it.
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From this reading It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was about five miles from the sea, and she was sometimes taken there in the motor-car, to paddle and to play on the sands.
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From this reading She had very long rather straight hair, blue eyes, a dear little pudgy nose, and a small mouth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peggy was just eight years old.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She lived with her father and mother in a nice house in the country with a big garden round it.
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From this reading Peggy was just eight years old.
