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Chapter I
Henry the Seventh sat upon the throne. The town of Middle Forest had long since pushed the forest from all sides. Its streets, forked as lightning, ran up to the castle and down to the river. The river here was near its mouth, and wide. The bridge that crossed it had many arches.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The river here was near its mouth, and wide.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The town of Middle Forest had long since pushed the forest from all sides.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “The town of Middle Forest had long since pushed the forest from all sides.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Henry the Seventh sat upon the throne.”
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From this reading The town of Middle Forest had long since pushed the forest from all sides.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its streets, forked as lightning, ran up to the castle and down to the river.
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From this reading The bridge that crossed it had many arches.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Its streets, forked as lightning, ran up to the castle and down to the river.
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From this reading The bridge that crossed it had many arches.
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From this reading Its streets, forked as lightning, ran up to the castle and down to the river.
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From this reading The bridge that crossed it had many arches.
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From this reading Its streets, forked as lightning, ran up to the castle and down to the river.
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From this reading The town of Middle Forest had long since pushed the forest from all sides.
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From this reading Its streets, forked as lightning, ran up to the castle and down to the river.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The town of Middle Forest had long since pushed the forest from all sides.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The town of Middle Forest had long since pushed the forest from all sides.
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From this reading Henry the Seventh sat upon the throne.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The river here was near its mouth, and wide.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The bridge that crossed it had many arches.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its streets, forked as lightning, ran up to the castle and down to the river.
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From this reading Its streets, forked as lightning, ran up to the castle and down to the river.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The town of Middle Forest had long since pushed the forest from all sides.
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From this reading The bridge that crossed it had many arches.
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From this reading The town of Middle Forest had long since pushed the forest from all sides.
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From this reading The river here was near its mouth, and wide.
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From this reading The river here was near its mouth, and wide.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The town of Middle Forest had long since pushed the forest from all sides.
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From this reading The town of Middle Forest had long since pushed the forest from all sides.
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From this reading Its streets, forked as lightning, ran up to the castle and down to the river.
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From this reading Its streets, forked as lightning, ran up to the castle and down to the river.
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From this reading Henry the Seventh sat upon the throne.
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From this reading Henry the Seventh sat upon the throne.
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From this reading The town of Middle Forest had long since pushed the forest from all sides.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The town of Middle Forest had long since pushed the forest from all sides.
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From this reading Its streets, forked as lightning, ran up to the castle and down to the river.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The bridge that crossed it had many arches.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henry the Seventh sat upon the throne.
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From this reading Henry the Seventh sat upon the throne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Its streets, forked as lightning, ran up to the castle and down to the river.
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From this reading The town of Middle Forest had long since pushed the forest from all sides.
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From this reading Its streets, forked as lightning, ran up to the castle and down to the river.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Henry the Seventh sat upon the throne.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The river here was near its mouth, and wide.
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From this reading The river here was near its mouth, and wide.
