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Chapter VI
Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres. In order to get a ring-fence round his property he bought the four intervening triangular fields. The puzzle is to discover what was then the whole area of his estate. 191.--THE CRESCENT PUZZLE. Here is an easy geometrical puzzle.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here is an easy geometrical puzzle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In order to get a ring-fence round his property he bought the four intervening triangular fields.”
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From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
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From this reading 191.--THE CRESCENT PUZZLE.
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From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
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From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In order to get a ring-fence round his property he bought the four intervening triangular fields.
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From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here is an easy geometrical puzzle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
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From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
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From this reading The puzzle is to discover what was then the whole area of his estate.
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From this reading In order to get a ring-fence round his property he bought the four intervening triangular fields.
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From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
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From this reading 191.--THE CRESCENT PUZZLE.
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From this reading The puzzle is to discover what was then the whole area of his estate.
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From this reading Here is an easy geometrical puzzle.
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From this reading The puzzle is to discover what was then the whole area of his estate.
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From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
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From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
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From this reading In order to get a ring-fence round his property he bought the four intervening triangular fields.
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From this reading Here is an easy geometrical puzzle.
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From this reading In order to get a ring-fence round his property he bought the four intervening triangular fields.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In order to get a ring-fence round his property he bought the four intervening triangular fields.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is an easy geometrical puzzle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In order to get a ring-fence round his property he bought the four intervening triangular fields.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
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From this reading In order to get a ring-fence round his property he bought the four intervening triangular fields.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The puzzle is to discover what was then the whole area of his estate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The puzzle is to discover what was then the whole area of his estate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In order to get a ring-fence round his property he bought the four intervening triangular fields.
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From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
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From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In order to get a ring-fence round his property he bought the four intervening triangular fields.
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From this reading The puzzle is to discover what was then the whole area of his estate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In order to get a ring-fence round his property he bought the four intervening triangular fields.
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From this reading In order to get a ring-fence round his property he bought the four intervening triangular fields.
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From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
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From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
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From this reading The puzzle is to discover what was then the whole area of his estate.
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From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In order to get a ring-fence round his property he bought the four intervening triangular fields.
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From this reading In order to get a ring-fence round his property he bought the four intervening triangular fields.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The puzzle is to discover what was then the whole area of his estate.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The puzzle is to discover what was then the whole area of his estate.
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From this reading The puzzle is to discover what was then the whole area of his estate.
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From this reading Farmer Wurzel owned the three square fields shown in the annexed plan, containing respectively 18, 20, and 26 acres.
