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Chapter XIII
THE CORONATION. In the afternoon, we had our grand rally at the Queen's Stair-way. Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much. So she staid at home and worked on the new flag for the coronation. We designed this flag among us.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the afternoon, we had our grand rally at the Queen's Stair-way.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “We designed this flag among us.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon, we had our grand rally at the Queen's Stair-way.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We designed this flag among us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So she staid at home and worked on the new flag for the coronation.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the afternoon, we had our grand rally at the Queen's Stair-way.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.
for the reason that
From this reading Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.
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From this reading Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.
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From this reading THE CORONATION.
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From this reading We designed this flag among us.
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From this reading So she staid at home and worked on the new flag for the coronation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So she staid at home and worked on the new flag for the coronation.
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From this reading In the afternoon, we had our grand rally at the Queen's Stair-way.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the afternoon, we had our grand rally at the Queen's Stair-way.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.
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From this reading So she staid at home and worked on the new flag for the coronation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the afternoon, we had our grand rally at the Queen's Stair-way.
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From this reading Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.
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From this reading Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.
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From this reading So she staid at home and worked on the new flag for the coronation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So she staid at home and worked on the new flag for the coronation.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the afternoon, we had our grand rally at the Queen's Stair-way.
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From this reading In the afternoon, we had our grand rally at the Queen's Stair-way.
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From this reading In the afternoon, we had our grand rally at the Queen's Stair-way.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.
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From this reading Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Corny couldn't come, because her mother said she must not be running around so much.
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From this reading So she staid at home and worked on the new flag for the coronation.
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From this reading In the afternoon, we had our grand rally at the Queen's Stair-way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CORONATION.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We designed this flag among us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We designed this flag among us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the afternoon, we had our grand rally at the Queen's Stair-way.
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From this reading So she staid at home and worked on the new flag for the coronation.
