Chapter I
"MY NOVEL." BOOK FIRST. INITIAL CHAPTER. SHOWING HOW MY NOVEL CAME TO BE WRITTEN. Scene, the hall in UNCLE ROLAND'S tower; time, niyht; season, winter.
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Chapter I
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"MY
NOVEL."
BOOK
FIRST.
INITIAL
CHAPTER.
SHOWING
HOW
MY
NOVEL
CAME
TO
BE
WRITTEN.
Scene,
the
hall
in
UNCLE
ROLAND'S
tower;
time,
niyht;
season,
winter.
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"MY
NOVEL."
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BOOK
FIRST.
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INITIAL
CHAPTER.
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SHOWING
HOW
MY
NOVEL
CAME
TO
BE
WRITTEN.
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Scene,
the
hall
in
UNCLE
ROLAND'S
tower;
time,
niyht;
season,
winter.
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FIRST
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BOOK FIRST.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Scene, the hall in UNCLE ROLAND'S tower; time, niyht; season, winter.”
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BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading SHOWING HOW MY NOVEL CAME TO BE WRITTEN.
BOOK
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From this reading BOOK FIRST.
CAME
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CHAPTER
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From this reading INITIAL CHAPTER.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BOOK FIRST.
hall
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From this reading Scene, the hall in UNCLE ROLAND'S tower; time, niyht; season, winter.
HOW
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From this reading SHOWING HOW MY NOVEL CAME TO BE WRITTEN.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Scene, the hall in UNCLE ROLAND'S tower; time, niyht; season, winter.
INITIAL
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From this reading INITIAL CHAPTER.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY NOVEL."
niyht
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From this reading Scene, the hall in UNCLE ROLAND'S tower; time, niyht; season, winter.
NOVEL
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From this reading "MY NOVEL."
ROLAND'S
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From this reading Scene, the hall in UNCLE ROLAND'S tower; time, niyht; season, winter.
Scene
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From this reading Scene, the hall in UNCLE ROLAND'S tower; time, niyht; season, winter.
season
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From this reading Scene, the hall in UNCLE ROLAND'S tower; time, niyht; season, winter.
SHOWING
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From this reading SHOWING HOW MY NOVEL CAME TO BE WRITTEN.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scene, the hall in UNCLE ROLAND'S tower; time, niyht; season, winter.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Scene, the hall in UNCLE ROLAND'S tower; time, niyht; season, winter.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHOWING HOW MY NOVEL CAME TO BE WRITTEN.
tower
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From this reading Scene, the hall in UNCLE ROLAND'S tower; time, niyht; season, winter.
UNCLE
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From this reading Scene, the hall in UNCLE ROLAND'S tower; time, niyht; season, winter.
winter
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From this reading Scene, the hall in UNCLE ROLAND'S tower; time, niyht; season, winter.
WRITTEN
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From this reading SHOWING HOW MY NOVEL CAME TO BE WRITTEN.