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Chapter XVIII
GOOD ADVICE. Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town. George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club. We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire. It is a new freak.
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later than; following
From this reading “Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GOOD ADVICE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.”
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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 George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
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From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
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From this reading GOOD ADVICE.
later than; following
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
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From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
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From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
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From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
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From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
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From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
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From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
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From this reading We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.
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From this reading It is a new freak.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
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From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
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From this reading We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD ADVICE.
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From this reading We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a new freak.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a new freak.
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From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
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From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
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From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
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From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
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From this reading It is a new freak.
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From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
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From this reading George received a note from Lady Altringham addressed to him at his club.
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From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
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From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
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From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
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From this reading Two or three days after the little request made by Cousin George to Mrs. Morton, the Altringhams came suddenly to town.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are going through to the Draytons in Hampshire.
