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This House to Let, by William Le Queux. ________________________________________________________________________ THIS HOUSE TO LET, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX. PROLOGUE. Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square. Cathcart Square was an old-fashioned backwater of this highly respectable suburb.
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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “This House to Let, by William Le Queux.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.”
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From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Cathcart Square was an old-fashioned backwater of this highly respectable suburb.
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From this reading Cathcart Square was an old-fashioned backwater of this highly respectable suburb.
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From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
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From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This House to Let, by William Le Queux.
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From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
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From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
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From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
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From this reading Cathcart Square was an old-fashioned backwater of this highly respectable suburb.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
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From this reading This House to Let, by William Le Queux.
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From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
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From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
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From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
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From this reading This House to Let, by William Le Queux.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading This House to Let, by William Le Queux.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
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From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
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From this reading Cathcart Square was an old-fashioned backwater of this highly respectable suburb.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
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From this reading PROLOGUE.
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From this reading This House to Let, by William Le Queux.
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From this reading Cathcart Square was an old-fashioned backwater of this highly respectable suburb.
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From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
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From this reading Cathcart Square was an old-fashioned backwater of this highly respectable suburb.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This House to Let, by William Le Queux.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This House to Let, by William Le Queux.
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From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very early on a July morning in 1919 Constable Brown was on his beat in Kensington, in the immediate neighbourhood of Cathcart Square.
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From this reading This House to Let, by William Le Queux.
