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Chapter IX
THE GRANDEST SCENE OF ALL. It was July 4th, 1893. The lake breezes in the early morning floated over the White City. Flags filled the air; eight hundred acres of flags? Yes, more: in fact, Chicago was a sky of flags; and so was the State of Illinois.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lake breezes in the early morning floated over the White City.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The lake breezes in the early morning floated over the White City.”
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From this reading It was July 4th, 1893.
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From this reading It was July 4th, 1893.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yes, more: in fact, Chicago was a sky of flags; and so was the State of Illinois.
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From this reading Flags filled the air; eight hundred acres of flags?
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From this reading Flags filled the air; eight hundred acres of flags?
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From this reading THE GRANDEST SCENE OF ALL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes, more: in fact, Chicago was a sky of flags; and so was the State of Illinois.
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From this reading The lake breezes in the early morning floated over the White City.
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From this reading Yes, more: in fact, Chicago was a sky of flags; and so was the State of Illinois.
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From this reading The lake breezes in the early morning floated over the White City.
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From this reading The lake breezes in the early morning floated over the White City.
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From this reading Flags filled the air; eight hundred acres of flags?
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From this reading Yes, more: in fact, Chicago was a sky of flags; and so was the State of Illinois.
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From this reading Flags filled the air; eight hundred acres of flags?
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From this reading Flags filled the air; eight hundred acres of flags?
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From this reading The lake breezes in the early morning floated over the White City.
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From this reading THE GRANDEST SCENE OF ALL.
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From this reading Flags filled the air; eight hundred acres of flags?
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From this reading Yes, more: in fact, Chicago was a sky of flags; and so was the State of Illinois.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lake breezes in the early morning floated over the White City.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was July 4th, 1893.
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From this reading It was July 4th, 1893.
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From this reading The lake breezes in the early morning floated over the White City.
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From this reading Yes, more: in fact, Chicago was a sky of flags; and so was the State of Illinois.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lake breezes in the early morning floated over the White City.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GRANDEST SCENE OF ALL.
above and across; more than
From this reading The lake breezes in the early morning floated over the White City.
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From this reading THE GRANDEST SCENE OF ALL.
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From this reading Yes, more: in fact, Chicago was a sky of flags; and so was the State of Illinois.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yes, more: in fact, Chicago was a sky of flags; and so was the State of Illinois.
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From this reading Yes, more: in fact, Chicago was a sky of flags; and so was the State of Illinois.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRANDEST SCENE OF ALL.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was July 4th, 1893.
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From this reading The lake breezes in the early morning floated over the White City.
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From this reading Yes, more: in fact, Chicago was a sky of flags; and so was the State of Illinois.
