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Chapter VII
THE FAMILY. The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning. And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house. "The table ready! how good! and the fire. O, it's Lois!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The table ready! how good! and the fire.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.”
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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 And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
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From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
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From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
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From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
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From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
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From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
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From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
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From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
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From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
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From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
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From this reading THE FAMILY.
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From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
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From this reading "The table ready! how good! and the fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The table ready! how good! and the fire.
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From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
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From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
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From this reading "The table ready! how good! and the fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
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From this reading O, it's Lois!
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From this reading O, it's Lois!
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From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
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From this reading O, it's Lois!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The table ready! how good! and the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
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From this reading "The table ready! how good! and the fire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAMILY.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
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From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
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From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
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From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
at the time that
From this reading The spring day was fading into the dusk of evening, when feet and voices heard outside announced that the travellers were returning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And in they came, bringing a breeze of business and a number of tied-up parcels with them into the quiet house.
