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Chapter XVI
THE SQUIRE CONFRONTED The lilacs in the station-yard at Kencote were blossoming again. Again the train crawled over the sun-dappled meadows, and Joan was on the platform to meet it. This time it was Humphrey who got out of it. "Hullo!" she said brightly. "They've sent the luggage-cart.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SQUIRE CONFRONTED The lilacs in the station-yard at Kencote were blossoming again.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Again the train crawled over the sun-dappled meadows, and Joan was on the platform to meet it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time it was Humphrey who got out of it.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SQUIRE CONFRONTED The lilacs in the station-yard at Kencote were blossoming again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again the train crawled over the sun-dappled meadows, and Joan was on the platform to meet it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SQUIRE CONFRONTED The lilacs in the station-yard at Kencote were blossoming again.
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From this reading THE SQUIRE CONFRONTED The lilacs in the station-yard at Kencote were blossoming again.
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From this reading "Hullo!" she said brightly.
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From this reading THE SQUIRE CONFRONTED The lilacs in the station-yard at Kencote were blossoming again.
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From this reading Again the train crawled over the sun-dappled meadows, and Joan was on the platform to meet it.
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From this reading This time it was Humphrey who got out of it.
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From this reading "Hullo!" she said brightly.
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From this reading This time it was Humphrey who got out of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SQUIRE CONFRONTED The lilacs in the station-yard at Kencote were blossoming again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Again the train crawled over the sun-dappled meadows, and Joan was on the platform to meet it.
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From this reading Again the train crawled over the sun-dappled meadows, and Joan was on the platform to meet it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SQUIRE CONFRONTED The lilacs in the station-yard at Kencote were blossoming again.
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From this reading THE SQUIRE CONFRONTED The lilacs in the station-yard at Kencote were blossoming again.
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From this reading "They've sent the luggage-cart.
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From this reading Again the train crawled over the sun-dappled meadows, and Joan was on the platform to meet it.
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From this reading Again the train crawled over the sun-dappled meadows, and Joan was on the platform to meet it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This time it was Humphrey who got out of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Again the train crawled over the sun-dappled meadows, and Joan was on the platform to meet it.
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From this reading This time it was Humphrey who got out of it.
above and across; more than
From this reading Again the train crawled over the sun-dappled meadows, and Joan was on the platform to meet it.
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From this reading Again the train crawled over the sun-dappled meadows, and Joan was on the platform to meet it.
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From this reading "Hullo!" she said brightly.
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From this reading "They've sent the luggage-cart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hullo!" she said brightly.
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From this reading THE SQUIRE CONFRONTED The lilacs in the station-yard at Kencote were blossoming again.
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From this reading THE SQUIRE CONFRONTED The lilacs in the station-yard at Kencote were blossoming again.
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From this reading Again the train crawled over the sun-dappled meadows, and Joan was on the platform to meet it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SQUIRE CONFRONTED The lilacs in the station-yard at Kencote were blossoming again.
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From this reading "They've sent the luggage-cart.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time it was Humphrey who got out of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time it was Humphrey who got out of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again the train crawled over the sun-dappled meadows, and Joan was on the platform to meet it.
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From this reading Again the train crawled over the sun-dappled meadows, and Joan was on the platform to meet it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again the train crawled over the sun-dappled meadows, and Joan was on the platform to meet it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SQUIRE CONFRONTED The lilacs in the station-yard at Kencote were blossoming again.
which person or people
From this reading This time it was Humphrey who got out of it.
