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Chapter VII
THE QUEST OF THE ROSE-RING I. _Wanted, old parrakeet skins, in particular the rose-ringed. Description: Green Plumage; black band extending from chin nearly to nape; rose-coloured collar. Length about_ 16 _inches. A fair price given for all and suitable.
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on the subject of; concerning
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A fair price given for all and suitable.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “Length about_ 16 _inches.”
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From this reading Length about_ 16 _inches.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A fair price given for all and suitable.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Length about_ 16 _inches.
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From this reading A fair price given for all and suitable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fair price given for all and suitable.
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From this reading Description: Green Plumage; black band extending from chin nearly to nape; rose-coloured collar.
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From this reading Description: Green Plumage; black band extending from chin nearly to nape; rose-coloured collar.
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From this reading Description: Green Plumage; black band extending from chin nearly to nape; rose-coloured collar.
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From this reading Description: Green Plumage; black band extending from chin nearly to nape; rose-coloured collar.
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From this reading Description: Green Plumage; black band extending from chin nearly to nape; rose-coloured collar.
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From this reading Description: Green Plumage; black band extending from chin nearly to nape; rose-coloured collar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fair price given for all and suitable.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A fair price given for all and suitable.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Description: Green Plumage; black band extending from chin nearly to nape; rose-coloured collar.
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From this reading A fair price given for all and suitable.
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From this reading Description: Green Plumage; black band extending from chin nearly to nape; rose-coloured collar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE QUEST OF THE ROSE-RING I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Wanted, old parrakeet skins, in particular the rose-ringed.
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From this reading Length about_ 16 _inches.
a period of time or extent
From this reading Length about_ 16 _inches.
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From this reading Description: Green Plumage; black band extending from chin nearly to nape; rose-coloured collar.
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From this reading Description: Green Plumage; black band extending from chin nearly to nape; rose-coloured collar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE QUEST OF THE ROSE-RING I.
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From this reading _Wanted, old parrakeet skins, in particular the rose-ringed.
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From this reading _Wanted, old parrakeet skins, in particular the rose-ringed.
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From this reading _Wanted, old parrakeet skins, in particular the rose-ringed.
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From this reading Description: Green Plumage; black band extending from chin nearly to nape; rose-coloured collar.
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From this reading A fair price given for all and suitable.
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From this reading THE QUEST OF THE ROSE-RING I.
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From this reading Description: Green Plumage; black band extending from chin nearly to nape; rose-coloured collar.
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From this reading THE QUEST OF THE ROSE-RING I.
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From this reading _Wanted, old parrakeet skins, in particular the rose-ringed.
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From this reading _Wanted, old parrakeet skins, in particular the rose-ringed.
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From this reading A fair price given for all and suitable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEST OF THE ROSE-RING I.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Description: Green Plumage; black band extending from chin nearly to nape; rose-coloured collar.
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From this reading _Wanted, old parrakeet skins, in particular the rose-ringed.
