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Chapter X
When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle. Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists. He was beginning to grow ambitious. One morning the postman came just as he was washing in the scullery. Suddenly he heard a wild noise from his mother.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was beginning to grow ambitious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One morning the postman came just as he was washing in the scullery.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One morning the postman came just as he was washing in the scullery.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly he heard a wild noise from his mother.”
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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 When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
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From this reading He was beginning to grow ambitious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
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From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One morning the postman came just as he was washing in the scullery.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was beginning to grow ambitious.
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From this reading One morning the postman came just as he was washing in the scullery.
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From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
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From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
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From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly he heard a wild noise from his mother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
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From this reading He was beginning to grow ambitious.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a wild noise from his mother.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly he heard a wild noise from his mother.
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From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
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From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One morning the postman came just as he was washing in the scullery.
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From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning the postman came just as he was washing in the scullery.
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a wild noise from his mother.
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a wild noise from his mother.
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From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
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From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning the postman came just as he was washing in the scullery.
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From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One morning the postman came just as he was washing in the scullery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One morning the postman came just as he was washing in the scullery.
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From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he heard a wild noise from his mother.
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From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
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From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
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From this reading One morning the postman came just as he was washing in the scullery.
at the time that
From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
in or at the place that
From this reading Miss Jordan had taken a good deal of interest in him, and invited him to her house, where he met other artists.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly he heard a wild noise from his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he was twenty-three years old, Paul sent in a landscape to the winter exhibition at Nottingham Castle.
