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Chapter II
CLARA (_appealingly_) Be quick, missis. [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs. The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair. Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced. Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
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a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading “Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.”
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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 Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
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From this reading CLARA (_appealingly_) Be quick, missis.
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From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CLARA (_appealingly_) Be quick, missis.
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From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
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From this reading The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair.
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
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From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
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From this reading CLARA (_appealingly_) Be quick, missis.
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From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
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From this reading Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced.
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From this reading The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair.
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From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
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From this reading Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced.
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From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
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From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
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From this reading Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
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From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
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From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
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From this reading The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair.
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From this reading CLARA (_appealingly_) Be quick, missis.
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From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair.
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From this reading Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced.
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From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
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From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
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From this reading CLARA (_appealingly_) Be quick, missis.
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From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
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From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
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From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
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From this reading Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced.
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From this reading The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair.
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From this reading The boy and girl sit on the lowest stair.
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From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their father goes out of the house, shamefaced.
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From this reading [_Mrs. Holroyd, glancing round, sees Laura going purple, and runs past the children upstairs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Holroyd runs downstairs with a little brandy in a large bottle._ CLARA Thanks, awfully.
