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Chapter XXV
On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York. "We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed. "It has revolving fans and is more roomy. They say this train is usually crowded." Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"It has revolving fans and is more roomy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
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From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
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From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
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From this reading "We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed.
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From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
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From this reading They say this train is usually crowded."
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From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
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From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
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From this reading "It has revolving fans and is more roomy.
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From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
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From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It has revolving fans and is more roomy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It has revolving fans and is more roomy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It has revolving fans and is more roomy.
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From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
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From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
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From this reading "It has revolving fans and is more roomy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
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From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
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From this reading "We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed.
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From this reading "It has revolving fans and is more roomy.
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From this reading "It has revolving fans and is more roomy.
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From this reading They say this train is usually crowded."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
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From this reading "We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed.
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From this reading Dora smiled expectantly as she followed him into the luxurious coach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say this train is usually crowded."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They say this train is usually crowded."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
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From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
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From this reading They say this train is usually crowded."
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From this reading "We'll sit in the chair-car," he proposed.
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From this reading On the morning following their arrival at Bristol, John and Dora took the train for New York.
