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Chapter XXXVI
How Jack Sheppard attended his Mother's Funeral. That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green. On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road. It was a clear, lovely, October morning. The air was sharp and bracing, and the leaves which had taken their autumnal tints were falling from the trees.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.”
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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 That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
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From this reading The air was sharp and bracing, and the leaves which had taken their autumnal tints were falling from the trees.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
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From this reading How Jack Sheppard attended his Mother's Funeral.
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From this reading The air was sharp and bracing, and the leaves which had taken their autumnal tints were falling from the trees.
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From this reading The air was sharp and bracing, and the leaves which had taken their autumnal tints were falling from the trees.
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From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
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From this reading It was a clear, lovely, October morning.
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From this reading On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.
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From this reading On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.
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From this reading The air was sharp and bracing, and the leaves which had taken their autumnal tints were falling from the trees.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The air was sharp and bracing, and the leaves which had taken their autumnal tints were falling from the trees.
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From this reading How Jack Sheppard attended his Mother's Funeral.
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From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The air was sharp and bracing, and the leaves which had taken their autumnal tints were falling from the trees.
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From this reading On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How Jack Sheppard attended his Mother's Funeral.
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From this reading How Jack Sheppard attended his Mother's Funeral.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a clear, lovely, October morning.
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From this reading How Jack Sheppard attended his Mother's Funeral.
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From this reading The air was sharp and bracing, and the leaves which had taken their autumnal tints were falling from the trees.
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From this reading It was a clear, lovely, October morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.
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From this reading How Jack Sheppard attended his Mother's Funeral.
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From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.
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From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
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From this reading It was a clear, lovely, October morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.
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From this reading On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.
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From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
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From this reading On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
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From this reading On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was sharp and bracing, and the leaves which had taken their autumnal tints were falling from the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Jack Sheppard attended his Mother's Funeral.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was sharp and bracing, and the leaves which had taken their autumnal tints were falling from the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The air was sharp and bracing, and the leaves which had taken their autumnal tints were falling from the trees.
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From this reading The air was sharp and bracing, and the leaves which had taken their autumnal tints were falling from the trees.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was sharp and bracing, and the leaves which had taken their autumnal tints were falling from the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
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From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a clear, lovely, October morning.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The air was sharp and bracing, and the leaves which had taken their autumnal tints were falling from the trees.
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From this reading That night Jack walked to Paddington, and took up his quarters at a small tavern, called the Wheat-sheaf, near the green.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the next morning--Sunday--the day on which he expected his mother's funeral to take place, he set out along the Harrow Road.
