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Chapter VII
Paul had been many times up to Willey Farm during the autumn. He was friends with the two youngest boys. Edgar, the eldest, would not condescend at first. And Miriam also refused to be approached. She was afraid of being set at nought, as by her own brothers.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Paul had been many times up to Willey Farm during the autumn.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “She was afraid of being set at nought, as by her own brothers.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “Paul had been many times up to Willey Farm during the autumn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Edgar, the eldest, would not condescend at first.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Edgar, the eldest, would not condescend at first.”
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From this reading She was afraid of being set at nought, as by her own brothers.
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From this reading And Miriam also refused to be approached.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Miriam also refused to be approached.
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From this reading And Miriam also refused to be approached.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was afraid of being set at nought, as by her own brothers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Edgar, the eldest, would not condescend at first.
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From this reading Paul had been many times up to Willey Farm during the autumn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And Miriam also refused to be approached.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Paul had been many times up to Willey Farm during the autumn.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She was afraid of being set at nought, as by her own brothers.
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From this reading He was friends with the two youngest boys.
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From this reading She was afraid of being set at nought, as by her own brothers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was afraid of being set at nought, as by her own brothers.
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From this reading Edgar, the eldest, would not condescend at first.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Paul had been many times up to Willey Farm during the autumn.
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From this reading Edgar, the eldest, would not condescend at first.
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From this reading Edgar, the eldest, would not condescend at first.
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From this reading Paul had been many times up to Willey Farm during the autumn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edgar, the eldest, would not condescend at first.
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From this reading He was friends with the two youngest boys.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Paul had been many times up to Willey Farm during the autumn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was friends with the two youngest boys.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was afraid of being set at nought, as by her own brothers.
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From this reading Paul had been many times up to Willey Farm during the autumn.
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From this reading And Miriam also refused to be approached.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Edgar, the eldest, would not condescend at first.
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From this reading She was afraid of being set at nought, as by her own brothers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was afraid of being set at nought, as by her own brothers.
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From this reading She was afraid of being set at nought, as by her own brothers.
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From this reading Paul had been many times up to Willey Farm during the autumn.
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From this reading And Miriam also refused to be approached.
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From this reading She was afraid of being set at nought, as by her own brothers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was afraid of being set at nought, as by her own brothers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Paul had been many times up to Willey Farm during the autumn.
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From this reading Paul had been many times up to Willey Farm during the autumn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Paul had been many times up to Willey Farm during the autumn.
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From this reading He was friends with the two youngest boys.
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From this reading Paul had been many times up to Willey Farm during the autumn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was friends with the two youngest boys.
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From this reading Paul had been many times up to Willey Farm during the autumn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was friends with the two youngest boys.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Edgar, the eldest, would not condescend at first.
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From this reading He was friends with the two youngest boys.
