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Chapter XXXII
THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room. The house was still. The men were either theoretically or practically at business. Alicia was at school. Mrs. Orgreave lay upstairs.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “The men were either theoretically or practically at business.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The house was still.”
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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 THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
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From this reading Alicia was at school.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
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From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
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From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
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From this reading The men were either theoretically or practically at business.
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From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
one or the other of two
From this reading The men were either theoretically or practically at business.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
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From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
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From this reading The house was still.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
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From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
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From this reading Mrs. Orgreave lay upstairs.
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From this reading The men were either theoretically or practically at business.
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From this reading Mrs. Orgreave lay upstairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The men were either theoretically or practically at business.
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From this reading Mrs. Orgreave lay upstairs.
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From this reading The men were either theoretically or practically at business.
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From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
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From this reading Alicia was at school.
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From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house was still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
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From this reading The men were either theoretically or practically at business.
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From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
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From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
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From this reading Mrs. Orgreave lay upstairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house was still.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CALL FROM BRIGHTON I On the next afternoon, at a quarter-past two, Hilda and Janet were sitting together in the breakfast-room.
