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Chapter VI
THE VILLA LUCIA. "Well, grannie, is she coming?--is Irene coming?" The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses. "Is she coming, grannie dear?" "Do not rush into the room before your sister, Willy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"Do not rush into the room before your sister, Willy.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, grannie, is she coming?--is Irene coming?"”
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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 The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Do not rush into the room before your sister, Willy.
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From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
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From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
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From this reading "Well, grannie, is she coming?--is Irene coming?"
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From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
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From this reading "Is she coming, grannie dear?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do not rush into the room before your sister, Willy.
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From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
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From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
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From this reading "Well, grannie, is she coming?--is Irene coming?"
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
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From this reading "Well, grannie, is she coming?--is Irene coming?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, grannie, is she coming?--is Irene coming?"
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From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
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From this reading THE VILLA LUCIA.
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From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do not rush into the room before your sister, Willy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
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From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
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From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
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From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
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From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
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From this reading "Do not rush into the room before your sister, Willy.
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From this reading "Do not rush into the room before your sister, Willy.
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From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, grannie, is she coming?--is Irene coming?"
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From this reading "Do not rush into the room before your sister, Willy.
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From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VILLA LUCIA.
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From this reading THE VILLA LUCIA.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
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From this reading "Well, grannie, is she coming?--is Irene coming?"
which person or people
From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
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From this reading "Do not rush into the room before your sister, Willy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
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From this reading The question was asked eagerly by a boy of nine years old, who came into the pretty sitting-room of the Villa Lucia at San Remo, with his hands full of pale lilac crocuses.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do not rush into the room before your sister, Willy.
