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Chapter X
MAJOR AND MRS. RAYNOR. The windows of Spring Lawn stood open to the afternoon sun. It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath. A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The windows of Spring Lawn stood open to the afternoon sun.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The windows of Spring Lawn stood open to the afternoon sun.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The windows of Spring Lawn stood open to the afternoon sun.”
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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 small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The windows of Spring Lawn stood open to the afternoon sun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAJOR AND MRS.
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From this reading It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
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From this reading A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
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From this reading It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
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From this reading A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
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From this reading A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
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From this reading It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
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From this reading A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
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From this reading A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
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From this reading The windows of Spring Lawn stood open to the afternoon sun.
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From this reading A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
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From this reading MAJOR AND MRS.
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From this reading It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
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From this reading A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
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From this reading MAJOR AND MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The windows of Spring Lawn stood open to the afternoon sun.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The windows of Spring Lawn stood open to the afternoon sun.
above and across; more than
From this reading A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
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From this reading A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
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From this reading It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
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From this reading RAYNOR.
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From this reading A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
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From this reading It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
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From this reading It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
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From this reading The windows of Spring Lawn stood open to the afternoon sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The windows of Spring Lawn stood open to the afternoon sun.
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From this reading The windows of Spring Lawn stood open to the afternoon sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The windows of Spring Lawn stood open to the afternoon sun.
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From this reading It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The windows of Spring Lawn stood open to the afternoon sun.
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From this reading A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
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From this reading It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A latticed portico, over which crept the white clematis, led into a miniature hall: Major Raynor could just turn round in it.
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From this reading It was a small, pretty white house, half cottage, half villa, situated about three miles from Bath.
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From this reading The windows of Spring Lawn stood open to the afternoon sun.
