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Chapter III
Jacob Gray’s Fears.—The Promise.—Ada’s Meditations. Britton at the Chequers.—The Visit.—A Mysterious Stranger.—The Good Company. The Fête.—Villany Prospers for a Season.—An Interruption.—The Dance. The Ball-room.—A Noble Family.—The Interruption.—Unexpected End of Learmont’s Fête. Albert Seyton.—The Lonely Search.—A Suggestion.—An Important Visit.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Britton at the Chequers.—The Visit.—A Mysterious Stranger.—The Good Company.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “Britton at the Chequers.—The Visit.—A Mysterious Stranger.—The Good Company.”
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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 Britton at the Chequers.—The Visit.—A Mysterious Stranger.—The Good Company.
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From this reading Jacob Gray’s Fears.—The Promise.—Ada’s Meditations.
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From this reading Albert Seyton.—The Lonely Search.—A Suggestion.—An Important Visit.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Fête.—Villany Prospers for a Season.—An Interruption.—The Dance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Britton at the Chequers.—The Visit.—A Mysterious Stranger.—The Good Company.
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From this reading The Ball-room.—A Noble Family.—The Interruption.—Unexpected End of Learmont’s Fête.
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From this reading Britton at the Chequers.—The Visit.—A Mysterious Stranger.—The Good Company.
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From this reading Britton at the Chequers.—The Visit.—A Mysterious Stranger.—The Good Company.
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From this reading Britton at the Chequers.—The Visit.—A Mysterious Stranger.—The Good Company.
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From this reading The Fête.—Villany Prospers for a Season.—An Interruption.—The Dance.
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From this reading The Ball-room.—A Noble Family.—The Interruption.—Unexpected End of Learmont’s Fête.
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From this reading The Ball-room.—A Noble Family.—The Interruption.—Unexpected End of Learmont’s Fête.
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From this reading Jacob Gray’s Fears.—The Promise.—Ada’s Meditations.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Fête.—Villany Prospers for a Season.—An Interruption.—The Dance.
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From this reading The Fête.—Villany Prospers for a Season.—An Interruption.—The Dance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Britton at the Chequers.—The Visit.—A Mysterious Stranger.—The Good Company.
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From this reading Jacob Gray’s Fears.—The Promise.—Ada’s Meditations.
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From this reading Albert Seyton.—The Lonely Search.—A Suggestion.—An Important Visit.
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From this reading The Fête.—Villany Prospers for a Season.—An Interruption.—The Dance.
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From this reading Jacob Gray’s Fears.—The Promise.—Ada’s Meditations.
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From this reading The Ball-room.—A Noble Family.—The Interruption.—Unexpected End of Learmont’s Fête.
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From this reading Albert Seyton.—The Lonely Search.—A Suggestion.—An Important Visit.
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From this reading Jacob Gray’s Fears.—The Promise.—Ada’s Meditations.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Britton at the Chequers.—The Visit.—A Mysterious Stranger.—The Good Company.
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From this reading The Ball-room.—A Noble Family.—The Interruption.—Unexpected End of Learmont’s Fête.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Ball-room.—A Noble Family.—The Interruption.—Unexpected End of Learmont’s Fête.
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From this reading Jacob Gray’s Fears.—The Promise.—Ada’s Meditations.
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From this reading The Fête.—Villany Prospers for a Season.—An Interruption.—The Dance.
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From this reading Albert Seyton.—The Lonely Search.—A Suggestion.—An Important Visit.
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From this reading The Fête.—Villany Prospers for a Season.—An Interruption.—The Dance.
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From this reading Albert Seyton.—The Lonely Search.—A Suggestion.—An Important Visit.
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From this reading Britton at the Chequers.—The Visit.—A Mysterious Stranger.—The Good Company.
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From this reading Albert Seyton.—The Lonely Search.—A Suggestion.—An Important Visit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jacob Gray’s Fears.—The Promise.—Ada’s Meditations.
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From this reading The Ball-room.—A Noble Family.—The Interruption.—Unexpected End of Learmont’s Fête.
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From this reading The Fête.—Villany Prospers for a Season.—An Interruption.—The Dance.
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From this reading Britton at the Chequers.—The Visit.—A Mysterious Stranger.—The Good Company.
