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_Bennet appears in doorway_. BENNET [_announces_]. “Our Empire.” _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_. ENGLAND [_a lady with a decided Cockney accent_].
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “_Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.”
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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 ENGLAND [_a lady with a decided Cockney accent_].
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From this reading ENGLAND [_a lady with a decided Cockney accent_].
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From this reading _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.
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From this reading BENNET [_announces_].
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.
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From this reading _Bennet appears in doorway_.
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From this reading _Bennet appears in doorway_.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.
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From this reading ENGLAND [_a lady with a decided Cockney accent_].
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From this reading _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.
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From this reading ENGLAND [_a lady with a decided Cockney accent_].
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From this reading _Bennet appears in doorway_.
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From this reading “Our Empire.”
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From this reading _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.
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From this reading _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.
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From this reading _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Bennet appears in doorway_.
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From this reading _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.
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From this reading ENGLAND [_a lady with a decided Cockney accent_].
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From this reading _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our Empire.”
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From this reading _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.
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From this reading _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.
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From this reading _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.
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From this reading _Headed by_ “_England_,” _the twelve girls_, _laughing_, _crowding_, _jostling one another_, _talking all together_, _swoop in_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ENGLAND [_a lady with a decided Cockney accent_].
