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Chapter I
MY HOME. The next day we were to go to Magnolia. It was a better day than I expected. Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together. Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day we were to go to Magnolia.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.”
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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 It was a better day than I expected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
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From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
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From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
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From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
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From this reading It was a better day than I expected.
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From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
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From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
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From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
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From this reading It was a better day than I expected.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
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From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
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From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
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From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
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From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
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From this reading MY HOME.
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From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a better day than I expected.
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From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
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From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a better day than I expected.
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From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
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From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY HOME.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
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From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a better day than I expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
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From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a better day than I expected.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next day we were to go to Magnolia.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Magnolia lay some miles inland, up a small stream or inlet called the Sands river; the banks of which were studded with gentlemen's houses.
which person or people
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Preston kept me with him, away from aunt Gary and my governess; who seemed to have a very comfortable time together.
