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At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square. He approached it slowly, for two reasons. First, he did not want to go back. Second, he was rather frightened. He had an idea that they would be disagreeable.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First, he did not want to go back.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He approached it slowly, for two reasons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Second, he was rather frightened.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He had an idea that they would be disagreeable.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had an idea that they would be disagreeable.
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From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
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From this reading First, he did not want to go back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had an idea that they would be disagreeable.
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From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading First, he did not want to go back.
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From this reading He had an idea that they would be disagreeable.
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From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
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From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
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From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, he did not want to go back.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He approached it slowly, for two reasons.
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From this reading Second, he was rather frightened.
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From this reading First, he did not want to go back.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had an idea that they would be disagreeable.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He approached it slowly, for two reasons.
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From this reading He had an idea that they would be disagreeable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He approached it slowly, for two reasons.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading First, he did not want to go back.
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From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
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From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
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From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
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From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
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From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
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From this reading Second, he was rather frightened.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He approached it slowly, for two reasons.
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From this reading Second, he was rather frightened.
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From this reading He approached it slowly, for two reasons.
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From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had an idea that they would be disagreeable.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading First, he did not want to go back.
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From this reading He approached it slowly, for two reasons.
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From this reading First, he did not want to go back.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Second, he was rather frightened.
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From this reading At eight o’clock that evening the Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto approached the Palace through the public square.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had an idea that they would be disagreeable.
