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GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, LONDON AND NEW YORK. Kronheim & Co., London. THE DOG'S DINNER PARTY. Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company. They lived in a nice house, by Hyde Park Corner.
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From this reading “Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.”
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From this reading “Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE DOG'S DINNER PARTY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.”
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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 Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, LONDON AND NEW YORK.
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From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They lived in a nice house, by Hyde Park Corner.
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From this reading Kronheim & Co., London.
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From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
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From this reading They lived in a nice house, by Hyde Park Corner.
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From this reading THE DOG'S DINNER PARTY.
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From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
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From this reading THE DOG'S DINNER PARTY.
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From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
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From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
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From this reading GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, LONDON AND NEW YORK.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
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From this reading They lived in a nice house, by Hyde Park Corner.
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From this reading They lived in a nice house, by Hyde Park Corner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They lived in a nice house, by Hyde Park Corner.
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From this reading Kronheim & Co., London.
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From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
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From this reading They lived in a nice house, by Hyde Park Corner.
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From this reading GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, LONDON AND NEW YORK.
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From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
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From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
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From this reading GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, LONDON AND NEW YORK.
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From this reading They lived in a nice house, by Hyde Park Corner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
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From this reading They lived in a nice house, by Hyde Park Corner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DOG'S DINNER PARTY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
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From this reading GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, LONDON AND NEW YORK.
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From this reading GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, LONDON AND NEW YORK.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOG'S DINNER PARTY.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lived in a nice house, by Hyde Park Corner.
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From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
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From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Blenheim was a very gentlemanly dog, and Mrs. Blenheim was quite the lady; both were well-bred, handsome, and fond of good company.
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From this reading GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, LONDON AND NEW YORK.
