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Chapter XI
OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge." "Hm! And why must we have the prettiest garden in Dunbridge?" "Why shouldn't we?" Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And why must we have the prettiest garden in Dunbridge?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “And why must we have the prettiest garden in Dunbridge?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!”
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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 Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
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From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And why must we have the prettiest garden in Dunbridge?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
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From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
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From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
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From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And why must we have the prettiest garden in Dunbridge?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
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From this reading "Hm!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
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From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And why must we have the prettiest garden in Dunbridge?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
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From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
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From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
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From this reading "Why shouldn't we?"
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From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
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From this reading And why must we have the prettiest garden in Dunbridge?"
