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Chapter I
AUTHOR OF “THE VAN ROON,” “THE SAILOR,” “THE UNDEFEATED,” ETC. So this was England. A slight, pretty girl, in a corner seat of the boat express, was looking out of the window. To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions. All was on a scale so much less than the land from which she had come.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All was on a scale so much less than the land from which she had come.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “A slight, pretty girl, in a corner seat of the boat express, was looking out of the window.”
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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 A slight, pretty girl, in a corner seat of the boat express, was looking out of the window.
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From this reading All was on a scale so much less than the land from which she had come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE VAN ROON,” “THE SAILOR,” “THE UNDEFEATED,” ETC.
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From this reading A slight, pretty girl, in a corner seat of the boat express, was looking out of the window.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All was on a scale so much less than the land from which she had come.
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From this reading A slight, pretty girl, in a corner seat of the boat express, was looking out of the window.
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From this reading To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions.
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From this reading To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions.
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From this reading So this was England.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE VAN ROON,” “THE SAILOR,” “THE UNDEFEATED,” ETC.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading A slight, pretty girl, in a corner seat of the boat express, was looking out of the window.
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From this reading To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions.
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From this reading To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All was on a scale so much less than the land from which she had come.
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From this reading A slight, pretty girl, in a corner seat of the boat express, was looking out of the window.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All was on a scale so much less than the land from which she had come.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A slight, pretty girl, in a corner seat of the boat express, was looking out of the window.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions.
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From this reading All was on a scale so much less than the land from which she had come.
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From this reading All was on a scale so much less than the land from which she had come.
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From this reading A slight, pretty girl, in a corner seat of the boat express, was looking out of the window.
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From this reading All was on a scale so much less than the land from which she had come.
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From this reading To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions.
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From this reading To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE VAN ROON,” “THE SAILOR,” “THE UNDEFEATED,” ETC.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All was on a scale so much less than the land from which she had come.
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From this reading A slight, pretty girl, in a corner seat of the boat express, was looking out of the window.
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From this reading A slight, pretty girl, in a corner seat of the boat express, was looking out of the window.
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From this reading To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions.
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From this reading To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE VAN ROON,” “THE SAILOR,” “THE UNDEFEATED,” ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE VAN ROON,” “THE SAILOR,” “THE UNDEFEATED,” ETC.
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From this reading All was on a scale so much less than the land from which she had come.
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From this reading A slight, pretty girl, in a corner seat of the boat express, was looking out of the window.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All was on a scale so much less than the land from which she had come.
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From this reading A slight, pretty girl, in a corner seat of the boat express, was looking out of the window.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So this was England.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading All was on a scale so much less than the land from which she had come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE VAN ROON,” “THE SAILOR,” “THE UNDEFEATED,” ETC.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So this was England.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her everything was new and odd and a face curiously expressive was quick to register its emotions.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE VAN ROON,” “THE SAILOR,” “THE UNDEFEATED,” ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE VAN ROON,” “THE SAILOR,” “THE UNDEFEATED,” ETC.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So this was England.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All was on a scale so much less than the land from which she had come.
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From this reading A slight, pretty girl, in a corner seat of the boat express, was looking out of the window.
