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Chapter XCI
THE OLD HALL. Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII. Its wings were spared. In one of them Edward VI. placed the House of Lords, in the other the House of Commons. Neither the two wings nor the two chambers are now in existence.
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not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither the two wings nor the two chambers are now in existence.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In one of them Edward VI. placed the House of Lords, in the other the House of Commons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII.”
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From this reading Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neither the two wings nor the two chambers are now in existence.
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From this reading Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII.
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From this reading Neither the two wings nor the two chambers are now in existence.
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From this reading In one of them Edward VI. placed the House of Lords, in the other the House of Commons.
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From this reading In one of them Edward VI. placed the House of Lords, in the other the House of Commons.
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From this reading Neither the two wings nor the two chambers are now in existence.
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From this reading THE OLD HALL.
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From this reading Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII.
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From this reading In one of them Edward VI. placed the House of Lords, in the other the House of Commons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its wings were spared.
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From this reading In one of them Edward VI. placed the House of Lords, in the other the House of Commons.
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From this reading Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither the two wings nor the two chambers are now in existence.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither the two wings nor the two chambers are now in existence.
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From this reading Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII.
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From this reading Neither the two wings nor the two chambers are now in existence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII.
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From this reading THE OLD HALL.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of them Edward VI. placed the House of Lords, in the other the House of Commons.
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From this reading In one of them Edward VI. placed the House of Lords, in the other the House of Commons.
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From this reading Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII.
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From this reading In one of them Edward VI. placed the House of Lords, in the other the House of Commons.
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From this reading Its wings were spared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD HALL.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In one of them Edward VI. placed the House of Lords, in the other the House of Commons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII.
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From this reading Neither the two wings nor the two chambers are now in existence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one of them Edward VI. placed the House of Lords, in the other the House of Commons.
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From this reading Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its wings were spared.
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From this reading Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Near Westminster Abbey was an old Norman palace which was burnt in the time of Henry VIII.
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From this reading Its wings were spared.
