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Chapter I
Chatterton-Peck Company New York, N. Y. Dorothy sat up in bed and looked about her. For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room. Then from somewhere in the distance sounded a merry, musical voice, singing: "Old Noah of old he built an ark-- One more river to cross!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Dorothy sat up in bed and looked about her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dorothy sat up in bed and looked about her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then from somewhere in the distance sounded a merry, musical voice, singing:”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Old Noah of old he built an ark-- One more river to cross!”
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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 For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dorothy sat up in bed and looked about her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dorothy sat up in bed and looked about her.
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From this reading "Old Noah of old he built an ark-- One more river to cross!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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From this reading For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room.
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From this reading Chatterton-Peck Company New York, N. Y.
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From this reading "Old Noah of old he built an ark-- One more river to cross!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading Then from somewhere in the distance sounded a merry, musical voice, singing:
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From this reading Dorothy sat up in bed and looked about her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then from somewhere in the distance sounded a merry, musical voice, singing:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Old Noah of old he built an ark-- One more river to cross!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy sat up in bed and looked about her.
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From this reading For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dorothy sat up in bed and looked about her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dorothy sat up in bed and looked about her.
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From this reading Then from somewhere in the distance sounded a merry, musical voice, singing:
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From this reading For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room.
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From this reading "Old Noah of old he built an ark-- One more river to cross!
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From this reading Then from somewhere in the distance sounded a merry, musical voice, singing:
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From this reading Chatterton-Peck Company New York, N. Y.
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From this reading "Old Noah of old he built an ark-- One more river to cross!
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Old Noah of old he built an ark-- One more river to cross!
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From this reading "Old Noah of old he built an ark-- One more river to cross!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Old Noah of old he built an ark-- One more river to cross!
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From this reading For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room.
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From this reading "Old Noah of old he built an ark-- One more river to cross!
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From this reading For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room.
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From this reading Dorothy sat up in bed and looked about her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room.
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From this reading Then from somewhere in the distance sounded a merry, musical voice, singing:
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From this reading Then from somewhere in the distance sounded a merry, musical voice, singing:
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From this reading Then from somewhere in the distance sounded a merry, musical voice, singing:
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From this reading For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then from somewhere in the distance sounded a merry, musical voice, singing:
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From this reading Then from somewhere in the distance sounded a merry, musical voice, singing:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room.
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From this reading Dorothy sat up in bed and looked about her.
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From this reading Then from somewhere in the distance sounded a merry, musical voice, singing:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room.
in or at the place that
From this reading For a moment she did not realize where she was nor how she came to be in such a strange and charming room.
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From this reading Chatterton-Peck Company New York, N. Y.
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