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Chapter LXII
THE MOUSE EXAMINED BY THE CATS. Ursus was soon afterwards startled by another alarming circumstance. This time it was he himself who was concerned. He was summoned to Bishopsgate before a commission composed of three disagreeable countenances. They belonged to three doctors, called overseers.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ursus was soon afterwards startled by another alarming circumstance.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He was summoned to Bishopsgate before a commission composed of three disagreeable countenances.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “This time it was he himself who was concerned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ursus was soon afterwards startled by another alarming circumstance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time it was he himself who was concerned.”
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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 He was summoned to Bishopsgate before a commission composed of three disagreeable countenances.
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From this reading Ursus was soon afterwards startled by another alarming circumstance.
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From this reading Ursus was soon afterwards startled by another alarming circumstance.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ursus was soon afterwards startled by another alarming circumstance.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was summoned to Bishopsgate before a commission composed of three disagreeable countenances.
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From this reading They belonged to three doctors, called overseers.
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From this reading He was summoned to Bishopsgate before a commission composed of three disagreeable countenances.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MOUSE EXAMINED BY THE CATS.
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From this reading They belonged to three doctors, called overseers.
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From this reading THE MOUSE EXAMINED BY THE CATS.
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From this reading Ursus was soon afterwards startled by another alarming circumstance.
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From this reading He was summoned to Bishopsgate before a commission composed of three disagreeable countenances.
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From this reading He was summoned to Bishopsgate before a commission composed of three disagreeable countenances.
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From this reading This time it was he himself who was concerned.
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From this reading He was summoned to Bishopsgate before a commission composed of three disagreeable countenances.
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From this reading He was summoned to Bishopsgate before a commission composed of three disagreeable countenances.
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From this reading They belonged to three doctors, called overseers.
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From this reading THE MOUSE EXAMINED BY THE CATS.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This time it was he himself who was concerned.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This time it was he himself who was concerned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This time it was he himself who was concerned.
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From this reading THE MOUSE EXAMINED BY THE CATS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was summoned to Bishopsgate before a commission composed of three disagreeable countenances.
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From this reading They belonged to three doctors, called overseers.
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From this reading Ursus was soon afterwards startled by another alarming circumstance.
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From this reading Ursus was soon afterwards startled by another alarming circumstance.
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From this reading He was summoned to Bishopsgate before a commission composed of three disagreeable countenances.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOUSE EXAMINED BY THE CATS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They belonged to three doctors, called overseers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time it was he himself who was concerned.
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From this reading He was summoned to Bishopsgate before a commission composed of three disagreeable countenances.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time it was he himself who was concerned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was summoned to Bishopsgate before a commission composed of three disagreeable countenances.
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From this reading Ursus was soon afterwards startled by another alarming circumstance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ursus was soon afterwards startled by another alarming circumstance.
which person or people
From this reading This time it was he himself who was concerned.
