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Chapter III
Young Little WAS clever. At seven he had constructed a telescope; at nine, a flying-machine. At ten he saved a valuable life. Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel. There Little was strolling one summer morning, meditating on a new top with concealed springs.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At ten he saved a valuable life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Young Little WAS clever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There Little was strolling one summer morning, meditating on a new top with concealed springs.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There Little was strolling one summer morning, meditating on a new top with concealed springs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At ten he saved a valuable life.”
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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 At seven he had constructed a telescope; at nine, a flying-machine.
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From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At seven he had constructed a telescope; at nine, a flying-machine.
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From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
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From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
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From this reading Young Little WAS clever.
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From this reading There Little was strolling one summer morning, meditating on a new top with concealed springs.
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From this reading At seven he had constructed a telescope; at nine, a flying-machine.
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From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
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From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
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From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
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From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
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From this reading At seven he had constructed a telescope; at nine, a flying-machine.
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From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At seven he had constructed a telescope; at nine, a flying-machine.
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From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At seven he had constructed a telescope; at nine, a flying-machine.
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From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At ten he saved a valuable life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young Little WAS clever.
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From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There Little was strolling one summer morning, meditating on a new top with concealed springs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There Little was strolling one summer morning, meditating on a new top with concealed springs.
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From this reading There Little was strolling one summer morning, meditating on a new top with concealed springs.
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From this reading At seven he had constructed a telescope; at nine, a flying-machine.
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From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There Little was strolling one summer morning, meditating on a new top with concealed springs.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There Little was strolling one summer morning, meditating on a new top with concealed springs.
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From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At ten he saved a valuable life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At seven he had constructed a telescope; at nine, a flying-machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There Little was strolling one summer morning, meditating on a new top with concealed springs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There Little was strolling one summer morning, meditating on a new top with concealed springs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There Little was strolling one summer morning, meditating on a new top with concealed springs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At seven he had constructed a telescope; at nine, a flying-machine.
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From this reading At ten he saved a valuable life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There Little was strolling one summer morning, meditating on a new top with concealed springs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There Little was strolling one summer morning, meditating on a new top with concealed springs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At ten he saved a valuable life.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Young Little WAS clever.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Norwood Park was the adjacent estate,--a lordly domain dotted with red deer and black trunks, but scrupulously kept with gravelled roads as hard and blue as steel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Young Little WAS clever.
