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Chapter XXII
The big room at the "Blue Bell" was full. It was a room associated in the minds of most of the people present with occasions of festivity or entertainment. The Archery Club balls were held in it. It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford. Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.”
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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 It was a room associated in the minds of most of the people present with occasions of festivity or entertainment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
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From this reading It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.
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From this reading The Archery Club balls were held in it.
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From this reading It was a room associated in the minds of most of the people present with occasions of festivity or entertainment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The big room at the "Blue Bell" was full.
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From this reading The Archery Club balls were held in it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
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From this reading The big room at the "Blue Bell" was full.
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From this reading The big room at the "Blue Bell" was full.
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From this reading The big room at the "Blue Bell" was full.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.
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From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
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From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
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From this reading The Archery Club balls were held in it.
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From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
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From this reading It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.
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From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
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From this reading It was a room associated in the minds of most of the people present with occasions of festivity or entertainment.
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From this reading It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.
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From this reading It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.
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From this reading It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.
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From this reading It was a room associated in the minds of most of the people present with occasions of festivity or entertainment.
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From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.
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From this reading The big room at the "Blue Bell" was full.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
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From this reading The Archery Club balls were held in it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a room associated in the minds of most of the people present with occasions of festivity or entertainment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a room associated in the minds of most of the people present with occasions of festivity or entertainment.
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From this reading It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.
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From this reading It was a room associated in the minds of most of the people present with occasions of festivity or entertainment.
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From this reading It was a room associated in the minds of most of the people present with occasions of festivity or entertainment.
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From this reading It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.
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From this reading It was a room associated in the minds of most of the people present with occasions of festivity or entertainment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a room associated in the minds of most of the people present with occasions of festivity or entertainment.
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From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a room associated in the minds of most of the people present with occasions of festivity or entertainment.
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From this reading It was a room associated in the minds of most of the people present with occasions of festivity or entertainment.
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From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
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From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
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From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
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From this reading It was a room associated in the minds of most of the people present with occasions of festivity or entertainment.
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From this reading The big room at the "Blue Bell" was full.
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From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
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From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
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From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The big room at the "Blue Bell" was full.
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From this reading Once a strolling company of players had performed there before some fifteen persons and several dozen cane-bottomed chairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.
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From this reading It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.
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From this reading It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The big room at the "Blue Bell" was full.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Archery Club balls were held in it.
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From this reading It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.
belonging to which person
From this reading It was used for the exhibitions of any travelling conjurer, lecturer, or musician, whose evil fate brought him to Whitford.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a room associated in the minds of most of the people present with occasions of festivity or entertainment.
