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Chapter III
It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive. “Of course. But it won’t make much difference to them. I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.” “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it won’t make much difference to them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.”
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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 I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
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From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
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From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it won’t make much difference to them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course.
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From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
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From this reading But it won’t make much difference to them.
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From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
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From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
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From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
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From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it won’t make much difference to them.
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From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
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From this reading But it won’t make much difference to them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
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From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
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From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
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From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
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From this reading I shall be earning a shilling a day, at least.”
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From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But it won’t make much difference to them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it won’t make much difference to them.
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From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was still only the third month of the war, and the old pre-war ideas were still alive.
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From this reading But it won’t make much difference to them.
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From this reading “You’d better speak to father, I think,” she replied heavily.
