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Chapter XI
YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley. Mr. and Mrs. Beckley and their eldest daughter were away. "You don't mind putting up with the kids at lunch," said Jimmy. "We can shift them afterwards or make them useful if we want to play games. Ruth and Jane aren't bad at tennis, and I've trained them all to bowl to me at a net.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We can shift them afterwards or make them useful if we want to play games.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You don't mind putting up with the kids at lunch," said Jimmy.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.”
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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 YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
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From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
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From this reading "We can shift them afterwards or make them useful if we want to play games.
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From this reading Ruth and Jane aren't bad at tennis, and I've trained them all to bowl to me at a net.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
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From this reading Ruth and Jane aren't bad at tennis, and I've trained them all to bowl to me at a net.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You don't mind putting up with the kids at lunch," said Jimmy.
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Beckley and their eldest daughter were away.
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From this reading Ruth and Jane aren't bad at tennis, and I've trained them all to bowl to me at a net.
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From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
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From this reading Ruth and Jane aren't bad at tennis, and I've trained them all to bowl to me at a net.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We can shift them afterwards or make them useful if we want to play games.
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Beckley and their eldest daughter were away.
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From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
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From this reading "You don't mind putting up with the kids at lunch," said Jimmy.
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From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Beckley and their eldest daughter were away.
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From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
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From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
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From this reading "We can shift them afterwards or make them useful if we want to play games.
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From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
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From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
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From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
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From this reading Ruth and Jane aren't bad at tennis, and I've trained them all to bowl to me at a net.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We can shift them afterwards or make them useful if we want to play games.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
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From this reading Ruth and Jane aren't bad at tennis, and I've trained them all to bowl to me at a net.
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From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
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From this reading "You don't mind putting up with the kids at lunch," said Jimmy.
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From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We can shift them afterwards or make them useful if we want to play games.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ruth and Jane aren't bad at tennis, and I've trained them all to bowl to me at a net.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You don't mind putting up with the kids at lunch," said Jimmy.
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Beckley and their eldest daughter were away.
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Beckley and their eldest daughter were away.
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From this reading Ruth and Jane aren't bad at tennis, and I've trained them all to bowl to me at a net.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "We can shift them afterwards or make them useful if we want to play games.
above and across; more than
From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We can shift them afterwards or make them useful if we want to play games.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't mind putting up with the kids at lunch," said Jimmy.
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From this reading Ruth and Jane aren't bad at tennis, and I've trained them all to bowl to me at a net.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't mind putting up with the kids at lunch," said Jimmy.
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From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We can shift them afterwards or make them useful if we want to play games.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
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From this reading Ruth and Jane aren't bad at tennis, and I've trained them all to bowl to me at a net.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You don't mind putting up with the kids at lunch," said Jimmy.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Beckley and their eldest daughter were away.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We can shift them afterwards or make them useful if we want to play games.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
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From this reading Ruth and Jane aren't bad at tennis, and I've trained them all to bowl to me at a net.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't mind putting up with the kids at lunch," said Jimmy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We can shift them afterwards or make them useful if we want to play games.
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From this reading "We can shift them afterwards or make them useful if we want to play games.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can shift them afterwards or make them useful if we want to play games.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Beckley and their eldest daughter were away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't mind putting up with the kids at lunch," said Jimmy.
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From this reading YOUNG GEORGE TAKES ADVICE On a day early in his summer holidays Young George went over to Feltham Hall to lunch with his friend and schoolfellow, Jimmy Beckley.
