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Chapter XXXIV
IT was an important evening at the Mermaid Tavern. Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill. All the regular frequenters of the place were eager for news of Will’s new comedy. But it was a long way in those days from the palace at Richmond to the famous hostelry in Eastcheap. Authentic information was tardy in coming that evening.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “But it was a long way in those days from the palace at Richmond to the famous hostelry in Eastcheap.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.”
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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 But it was a long way in those days from the palace at Richmond to the famous hostelry in Eastcheap.
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From this reading All the regular frequenters of the place were eager for news of Will’s new comedy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IT was an important evening at the Mermaid Tavern.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IT was an important evening at the Mermaid Tavern.
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From this reading Authentic information was tardy in coming that evening.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was a long way in those days from the palace at Richmond to the famous hostelry in Eastcheap.
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From this reading Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.
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From this reading All the regular frequenters of the place were eager for news of Will’s new comedy.
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From this reading Authentic information was tardy in coming that evening.
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From this reading But it was a long way in those days from the palace at Richmond to the famous hostelry in Eastcheap.
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From this reading All the regular frequenters of the place were eager for news of Will’s new comedy.
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From this reading But it was a long way in those days from the palace at Richmond to the famous hostelry in Eastcheap.
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From this reading IT was an important evening at the Mermaid Tavern.
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From this reading But it was a long way in those days from the palace at Richmond to the famous hostelry in Eastcheap.
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From this reading Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.
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From this reading Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All the regular frequenters of the place were eager for news of Will’s new comedy.
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From this reading All the regular frequenters of the place were eager for news of Will’s new comedy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But it was a long way in those days from the palace at Richmond to the famous hostelry in Eastcheap.
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From this reading But it was a long way in those days from the palace at Richmond to the famous hostelry in Eastcheap.
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From this reading IT was an important evening at the Mermaid Tavern.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it was a long way in those days from the palace at Richmond to the famous hostelry in Eastcheap.
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From this reading Authentic information was tardy in coming that evening.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was an important evening at the Mermaid Tavern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.
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From this reading IT was an important evening at the Mermaid Tavern.
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From this reading All the regular frequenters of the place were eager for news of Will’s new comedy.
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From this reading All the regular frequenters of the place were eager for news of Will’s new comedy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the regular frequenters of the place were eager for news of Will’s new comedy.
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From this reading But it was a long way in those days from the palace at Richmond to the famous hostelry in Eastcheap.
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From this reading All the regular frequenters of the place were eager for news of Will’s new comedy.
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From this reading All the regular frequenters of the place were eager for news of Will’s new comedy.
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From this reading But it was a long way in those days from the palace at Richmond to the famous hostelry in Eastcheap.
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From this reading Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.
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From this reading Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.
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From this reading Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.
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From this reading Authentic information was tardy in coming that evening.
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From this reading IT was an important evening at the Mermaid Tavern.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Authentic information was tardy in coming that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was an important evening at the Mermaid Tavern.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But it was a long way in those days from the palace at Richmond to the famous hostelry in Eastcheap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.
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From this reading Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was an important evening at the Mermaid Tavern.
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From this reading But it was a long way in those days from the palace at Richmond to the famous hostelry in Eastcheap.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the regular frequenters of the place were eager for news of Will’s new comedy.
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From this reading All the regular frequenters of the place were eager for news of Will’s new comedy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Long before supper time the spacious upper chamber with the sanded floor began to fill.
