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Chapter I
by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________ This is an absolutely delightful book. Pixie is a totally unique character! Her mother had died and had left what money she had for Pixie's education. The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way. Pixies and her father travel to London, for she is to go to a school for girls in the London suburbs.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her mother had died and had left what money she had for Pixie's education.”
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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 Pixie is a totally unique character!
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________ This is an absolutely delightful book.
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From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________ This is an absolutely delightful book.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her mother had died and had left what money she had for Pixie's education.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________ This is an absolutely delightful book.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________ This is an absolutely delightful book.
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From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
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From this reading Pixie is a totally unique character!
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________ This is an absolutely delightful book.
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________ This is an absolutely delightful book.
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From this reading Her mother had died and had left what money she had for Pixie's education.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
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From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
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From this reading Her mother had died and had left what money she had for Pixie's education.
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From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
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From this reading Pixies and her father travel to London, for she is to go to a school for girls in the London suburbs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her mother had died and had left what money she had for Pixie's education.
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________ This is an absolutely delightful book.
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From this reading Pixies and her father travel to London, for she is to go to a school for girls in the London suburbs.
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From this reading Pixies and her father travel to London, for she is to go to a school for girls in the London suburbs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her mother had died and had left what money she had for Pixie's education.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mother had died and had left what money she had for Pixie's education.
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________ This is an absolutely delightful book.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
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From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
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From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________ This is an absolutely delightful book.
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From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mother had died and had left what money she had for Pixie's education.
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From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
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From this reading Pixies and her father travel to London, for she is to go to a school for girls in the London suburbs.
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From this reading Her mother had died and had left what money she had for Pixie's education.
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From this reading Her mother had died and had left what money she had for Pixie's education.
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________ This is an absolutely delightful book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
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From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
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From this reading Pixie is a totally unique character!
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From this reading Her mother had died and had left what money she had for Pixie's education.
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From this reading Pixies and her father travel to London, for she is to go to a school for girls in the London suburbs.
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From this reading Pixies and her father travel to London, for she is to go to a school for girls in the London suburbs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her mother had died and had left what money she had for Pixie's education.
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From this reading Pixies and her father travel to London, for she is to go to a school for girls in the London suburbs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________ This is an absolutely delightful book.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pixies and her father travel to London, for she is to go to a school for girls in the London suburbs.
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From this reading Pixie is a totally unique character!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pixies and her father travel to London, for she is to go to a school for girls in the London suburbs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pixie is a totally unique character!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey ________________________________________________________________ This is an absolutely delightful book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The family live in a tumble-down old castle in Ireland, and are all and each totally eccentric, in an Irish kind of way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her mother had died and had left what money she had for Pixie's education.
