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Chapter I
LONDON JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LTD. "Beware! You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day. Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there." VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
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From this reading “LONDON JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LTD.”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there."”
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From this reading “Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.”
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From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
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From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
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From this reading "Beware!
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From this reading LONDON JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LTD.
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From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
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From this reading Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there."
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From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
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From this reading Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there."
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From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
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From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
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From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
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From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
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From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
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From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
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From this reading Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there."
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From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
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From this reading Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
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From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
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From this reading LONDON JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LTD.
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From this reading Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
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From this reading LONDON JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LTD.
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From this reading LONDON JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LTD.
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From this reading Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there."
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there."
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From this reading LONDON JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LTD.
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From this reading LONDON JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LTD.
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From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
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From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
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From this reading Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there."
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From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
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From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
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From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
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From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
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From this reading Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
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From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LONDON JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LTD.
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From this reading Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
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From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
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From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
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From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
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From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
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From this reading VERA BRITTAIN From the crowded doorway to the piano at the other end of the room the surface of the floor stretched, golden, empty, alluring.
which person or people
From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Take care, Lest in the crowded street They hurry past you with forgetting feet, And leave you standing there."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You met two travellers in the town Who promised you that they would take you down The valley far away To some strange carnival this summer's day.
