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Chapter XVI
MR. WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France. It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy. Mr. Wogan was not, at the moment, a lover, and poetry was out of his mind. 'One trifle I forgot to mention,' he said.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Wogan was not, at the moment, a lover, and poetry was out of his mind.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “'One trifle I forgot to mention,' he said.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France.”
something that needs very little effort
From this reading “'One trifle I forgot to mention,' he said.”
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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 It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
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From this reading WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France.
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From this reading WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France.
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From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
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From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
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From this reading WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'One trifle I forgot to mention,' he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'One trifle I forgot to mention,' he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
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From this reading WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France.
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From this reading WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France.
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From this reading Mr. Wogan was not, at the moment, a lover, and poetry was out of his mind.
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From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
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From this reading 'One trifle I forgot to mention,' he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Wogan was not, at the moment, a lover, and poetry was out of his mind.
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From this reading Mr. Wogan was not, at the moment, a lover, and poetry was out of his mind.
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From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Wogan was not, at the moment, a lover, and poetry was out of his mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'One trifle I forgot to mention,' he said.
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From this reading Mr. Wogan was not, at the moment, a lover, and poetry was out of his mind.
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From this reading WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France.
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From this reading WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France.
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From this reading Mr. Wogan was not, at the moment, a lover, and poetry was out of his mind.
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From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
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From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
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From this reading WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France.
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From this reading 'One trifle I forgot to mention,' he said.
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From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
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From this reading WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France.
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From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
something that needs very little effort
From this reading 'One trifle I forgot to mention,' he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
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From this reading WOGAN ACTS AS LIGHTNING-CONDUCTOR AT LADY OXFORD'S ROUT Mr. Wogan steered his captive through Petty France.
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From this reading It was about ten of the clock, a night of moonlight and young spring, a night for poets to praise and lovers to enjoy.
