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Chapter XI
England was in a state of unrest. She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France. From the king's castle to the poorest slum in Seven Dials there was a temper bordering on despair. Ministries came and went; statesmen rose and fell. The army was indifferently recruited and badly paid.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ministries came and went; statesmen rose and fell.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France.”
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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 England was in a state of unrest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ministries came and went; statesmen rose and fell.
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From this reading The army was indifferently recruited and badly paid.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France.
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From this reading The army was indifferently recruited and badly paid.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France.
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From this reading From the king's castle to the poorest slum in Seven Dials there was a temper bordering on despair.
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From this reading Ministries came and went; statesmen rose and fell.
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From this reading From the king's castle to the poorest slum in Seven Dials there was a temper bordering on despair.
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From this reading From the king's castle to the poorest slum in Seven Dials there was a temper bordering on despair.
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From this reading From the king's castle to the poorest slum in Seven Dials there was a temper bordering on despair.
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From this reading England was in a state of unrest.
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From this reading Ministries came and went; statesmen rose and fell.
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From this reading She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the king's castle to the poorest slum in Seven Dials there was a temper bordering on despair.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading England was in a state of unrest.
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From this reading The army was indifferently recruited and badly paid.
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From this reading From the king's castle to the poorest slum in Seven Dials there was a temper bordering on despair.
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From this reading Ministries came and went; statesmen rose and fell.
not one, and not any
From this reading She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading England was in a state of unrest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the king's castle to the poorest slum in Seven Dials there was a temper bordering on despair.
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From this reading The army was indifferently recruited and badly paid.
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From this reading From the king's castle to the poorest slum in Seven Dials there was a temper bordering on despair.
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From this reading The army was indifferently recruited and badly paid.
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From this reading Ministries came and went; statesmen rose and fell.
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From this reading From the king's castle to the poorest slum in Seven Dials there was a temper bordering on despair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France.
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From this reading From the king's castle to the poorest slum in Seven Dials there was a temper bordering on despair.
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From this reading England was in a state of unrest.
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From this reading Ministries came and went; statesmen rose and fell.
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From this reading She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France.
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From this reading From the king's castle to the poorest slum in Seven Dials there was a temper bordering on despair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France.
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From this reading From the king's castle to the poorest slum in Seven Dials there was a temper bordering on despair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the king's castle to the poorest slum in Seven Dials there was a temper bordering on despair.
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From this reading She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France.
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From this reading England was in a state of unrest.
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From this reading She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading England was in a state of unrest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ministries came and went; statesmen rose and fell.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France.
but in spite of that
From this reading She had, as yet, been none too successful in the war with France.
