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The Secret Garden

Chapter V · Chapter 05: The Cry In The Corridor

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At first each day which passed by for Mary Lennox was exactly like the others.

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At first each day which passed by for Mary Lennox was exactly like the
others.
Every morning she awoke in her tapestried room and found Martha
kneeling upon the hearth building her fire; every morning she ate her
breakfast in the nursery which had nothing amusing in it; and after
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Secret Garden

Chapter V · Chapter 05: The Cry In The Corridor

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Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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At first each day which passed by for Mary Lennox was exactly like the
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others.
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Every morning she awoke in her tapestried room and found Martha
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kneeling upon the hearth building her fire; every morning she ate her
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breakfast in the nursery which had nothing amusing in it; and after
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amusing

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and

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At

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ate

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awoke

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breakfast

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building

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by

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day

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each

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Every

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exactly

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fire

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first

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for

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found

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had

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hearth

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her

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in

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it

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kneeling

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Lennox

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like

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Martha

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Mary

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morning

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nothing

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nursery

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others

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passed

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room

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she

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tapestried

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the

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upon

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was

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which

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Chapter Quiz

Use these questions to verify literal comprehension before continuing to the next chapter.

What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 05: The Cry In The Corridor?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "At first each day which passed by for Mary Lennox was exactly like the...", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

Repeat the selected source lines aloud to practice rhythm, stress, and clear US English pronunciation.

Narrator: At first each day which passed by for Mary Lennox was exactly like the
Narrator: But there must have been one ten years ago,