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AUTHOR OF "THE PERRY GIRLS," ETC. Mr. Sharman took off his eyeglasses, rubbed them, and put them on again. Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil. "Stand up, Elizabeth Bruce. Put down your pencil and fold your hands behind you."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Sharman took off his eyeglasses, rubbed them, and put them on again.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Put down your pencil and fold your hands behind you."”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Put down your pencil and fold your hands behind you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Stand up, Elizabeth Bruce.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Sharman took off his eyeglasses, rubbed them, and put them on again.”
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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 Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sharman took off his eyeglasses, rubbed them, and put them on again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Sharman took off his eyeglasses, rubbed them, and put them on again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE PERRY GIRLS," ETC.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Put down your pencil and fold your hands behind you."
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From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
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From this reading "Stand up, Elizabeth Bruce.
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From this reading Put down your pencil and fold your hands behind you."
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From this reading "Stand up, Elizabeth Bruce.
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From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE PERRY GIRLS," ETC.
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From this reading Mr. Sharman took off his eyeglasses, rubbed them, and put them on again.
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From this reading Put down your pencil and fold your hands behind you."
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From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
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From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
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From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE PERRY GIRLS," ETC.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Put down your pencil and fold your hands behind you."
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From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
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From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
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From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sharman took off his eyeglasses, rubbed them, and put them on again.
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From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
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From this reading Mr. Sharman took off his eyeglasses, rubbed them, and put them on again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE PERRY GIRLS," ETC.
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From this reading Mr. Sharman took off his eyeglasses, rubbed them, and put them on again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Sharman took off his eyeglasses, rubbed them, and put them on again.
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From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE PERRY GIRLS," ETC.
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From this reading Mr. Sharman took off his eyeglasses, rubbed them, and put them on again.
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From this reading Mr. Sharman took off his eyeglasses, rubbed them, and put them on again.
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From this reading Mr. Sharman took off his eyeglasses, rubbed them, and put them on again.
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From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
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From this reading "Stand up, Elizabeth Bruce.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE PERRY GIRLS," ETC.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Sharman took off his eyeglasses, rubbed them, and put them on again.
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From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sharman took off his eyeglasses, rubbed them, and put them on again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stand up, Elizabeth Bruce.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
which person or people
From this reading Then he looked very hard at the little girl at the end of the furthest form, who was hanging her head and industriously biting a slate pencil.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Put down your pencil and fold your hands behind you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Put down your pencil and fold your hands behind you."
