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Chapter XXIV
IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS FRIENDS EXAMINE THE CONTENTS OF THE CHEST. Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house. Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation. Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang. To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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the two together, not just one
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From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.
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From this reading Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.
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From this reading To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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From this reading To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.
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From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.
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From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.
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From this reading Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.
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From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS FRIENDS EXAMINE THE CONTENTS OF THE CHEST.
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From this reading To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS FRIENDS EXAMINE THE CONTENTS OF THE CHEST.
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From this reading To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.
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From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.
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From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.
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From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.
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From this reading Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.
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From this reading Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.
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From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS FRIENDS EXAMINE THE CONTENTS OF THE CHEST.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.
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From this reading To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.
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From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS FRIENDS EXAMINE THE CONTENTS OF THE CHEST.
