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DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE. The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept. He needed some rest and was glad of the opportunity to secure it. On the following morning he saw Mrs. Frewen. That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the following morning he saw Mrs. Frewen.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He needed some rest and was glad of the opportunity to secure it.”
went away to a private place
From this reading “The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.”
during the time that
From this reading “The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.”
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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 DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
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From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
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From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
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From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
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From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
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From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
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From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
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From this reading That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.
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From this reading On the following morning he saw Mrs. Frewen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
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From this reading On the following morning he saw Mrs. Frewen.
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From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
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From this reading He needed some rest and was glad of the opportunity to secure it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.
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From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He needed some rest and was glad of the opportunity to secure it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
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From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
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From this reading That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He needed some rest and was glad of the opportunity to secure it.
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From this reading That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.
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From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
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From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning he saw Mrs. Frewen.
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From this reading On the following morning he saw Mrs. Frewen.
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From this reading He needed some rest and was glad of the opportunity to secure it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He needed some rest and was glad of the opportunity to secure it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
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From this reading He needed some rest and was glad of the opportunity to secure it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
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From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
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From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
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From this reading That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He needed some rest and was glad of the opportunity to secure it.
went away to a private place
From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
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From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
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From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
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From this reading On the following morning he saw Mrs. Frewen.
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From this reading He needed some rest and was glad of the opportunity to secure it.
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From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
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From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
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From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
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From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
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From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
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From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
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From this reading That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.
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From this reading That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.
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From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He needed some rest and was glad of the opportunity to secure it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That good lady had slept along undisturbed while the exciting incidents we have recorded were transpiring.
during the time that
From this reading The girl Alice appeared to be greatly relieved and retired to her room while our hero lay down on the sofa and slept.
which person or people
From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DUDIE DUNNE STARTS OUT ON A QUEST AND ENCOUNTERS SOME VERY CURIOUS ADVENTURES, TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH MEN WHO TAKE HIM FOR A CHAPPIE.
