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THE TOAST Sarah felt more comfortable when tea was served and the family established round the table. The meal was correct according to the best Robson tradition. All the food was rich, substantial and self-satisfied. The roast chickens, plump and succulent, were flanked by a dignified ham of Anderby curing. The butter oozed from luscious golden tea-cakes.
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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 The roast chickens, plump and succulent, were flanked by a dignified ham of Anderby curing.
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From this reading The meal was correct according to the best Robson tradition.
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From this reading All the food was rich, substantial and self-satisfied.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading The roast chickens, plump and succulent, were flanked by a dignified ham of Anderby curing.
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From this reading The meal was correct according to the best Robson tradition.
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From this reading The butter oozed from luscious golden tea-cakes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The roast chickens, plump and succulent, were flanked by a dignified ham of Anderby curing.
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From this reading The roast chickens, plump and succulent, were flanked by a dignified ham of Anderby curing.
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From this reading THE TOAST Sarah felt more comfortable when tea was served and the family established round the table.
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From this reading The meal was correct according to the best Robson tradition.
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From this reading The roast chickens, plump and succulent, were flanked by a dignified ham of Anderby curing.
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From this reading The roast chickens, plump and succulent, were flanked by a dignified ham of Anderby curing.
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From this reading THE TOAST Sarah felt more comfortable when tea was served and the family established round the table.
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From this reading THE TOAST Sarah felt more comfortable when tea was served and the family established round the table.
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From this reading THE TOAST Sarah felt more comfortable when tea was served and the family established round the table.
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From this reading The roast chickens, plump and succulent, were flanked by a dignified ham of Anderby curing.
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From this reading All the food was rich, substantial and self-satisfied.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The butter oozed from luscious golden tea-cakes.
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From this reading The butter oozed from luscious golden tea-cakes.
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From this reading The roast chickens, plump and succulent, were flanked by a dignified ham of Anderby curing.
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From this reading The butter oozed from luscious golden tea-cakes.
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From this reading The meal was correct according to the best Robson tradition.
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From this reading THE TOAST Sarah felt more comfortable when tea was served and the family established round the table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The roast chickens, plump and succulent, were flanked by a dignified ham of Anderby curing.
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From this reading The butter oozed from luscious golden tea-cakes.
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From this reading The roast chickens, plump and succulent, were flanked by a dignified ham of Anderby curing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the food was rich, substantial and self-satisfied.
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From this reading The roast chickens, plump and succulent, were flanked by a dignified ham of Anderby curing.
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From this reading The meal was correct according to the best Robson tradition.
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From this reading THE TOAST Sarah felt more comfortable when tea was served and the family established round the table.
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From this reading THE TOAST Sarah felt more comfortable when tea was served and the family established round the table.
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From this reading All the food was rich, substantial and self-satisfied.
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From this reading THE TOAST Sarah felt more comfortable when tea was served and the family established round the table.
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From this reading All the food was rich, substantial and self-satisfied.
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From this reading The roast chickens, plump and succulent, were flanked by a dignified ham of Anderby curing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TOAST Sarah felt more comfortable when tea was served and the family established round the table.
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From this reading THE TOAST Sarah felt more comfortable when tea was served and the family established round the table.
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From this reading The butter oozed from luscious golden tea-cakes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TOAST Sarah felt more comfortable when tea was served and the family established round the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The meal was correct according to the best Robson tradition.
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From this reading THE TOAST Sarah felt more comfortable when tea was served and the family established round the table.
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From this reading The meal was correct according to the best Robson tradition.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TOAST Sarah felt more comfortable when tea was served and the family established round the table.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The roast chickens, plump and succulent, were flanked by a dignified ham of Anderby curing.
at the time that
From this reading THE TOAST Sarah felt more comfortable when tea was served and the family established round the table.
