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Chapter I
CHAPTER ONE. THE BROTHERS AT HOME. Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion. Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before. "Squire" Trevannion, as he was called, died in his own house, where his ancestors for hundreds of years before him had dispensed hospitality.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.”
during the time that
From this reading “Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.”
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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 Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.
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From this reading Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.
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From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading "Squire" Trevannion, as he was called, died in his own house, where his ancestors for hundreds of years before him had dispensed hospitality.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Squire" Trevannion, as he was called, died in his own house, where his ancestors for hundreds of years before him had dispensed hospitality.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BROTHERS AT HOME.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading THE BROTHERS AT HOME.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading "Squire" Trevannion, as he was called, died in his own house, where his ancestors for hundreds of years before him had dispensed hospitality.
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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
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From this reading Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.
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From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading "Squire" Trevannion, as he was called, died in his own house, where his ancestors for hundreds of years before him had dispensed hospitality.
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From this reading Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Squire" Trevannion, as he was called, died in his own house, where his ancestors for hundreds of years before him had dispensed hospitality.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Squire" Trevannion, as he was called, died in his own house, where his ancestors for hundreds of years before him had dispensed hospitality.
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From this reading THE BROTHERS AT HOME.
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From this reading "Squire" Trevannion, as he was called, died in his own house, where his ancestors for hundreds of years before him had dispensed hospitality.
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From this reading "Squire" Trevannion, as he was called, died in his own house, where his ancestors for hundreds of years before him had dispensed hospitality.
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From this reading "Squire" Trevannion, as he was called, died in his own house, where his ancestors for hundreds of years before him had dispensed hospitality.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Squire" Trevannion, as he was called, died in his own house, where his ancestors for hundreds of years before him had dispensed hospitality.
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From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.
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From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.
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From this reading Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.
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From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.
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From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
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From this reading "Squire" Trevannion, as he was called, died in his own house, where his ancestors for hundreds of years before him had dispensed hospitality.
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From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading "Squire" Trevannion, as he was called, died in his own house, where his ancestors for hundreds of years before him had dispensed hospitality.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROTHERS AT HOME.
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From this reading Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.
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From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.
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From this reading Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Squire" Trevannion, as he was called, died in his own house, where his ancestors for hundreds of years before him had dispensed hospitality.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Squire" Trevannion, as he was called, died in his own house, where his ancestors for hundreds of years before him had dispensed hospitality.
during the time that
From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
belonging to which person
From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just twenty years ago he died, leaving to lament him a brace of noble boys, whose mother all three had mourned, with like profound sorrow, but a short while before.
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From this reading Twenty years ago, not twenty miles from the Land's End, there lived a Cornish gentleman named Trevannion.
