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Chapter VI
THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER After all, the garden party was not so bad. The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests. Wrayson, who had made great friends with the Colonel's younger daughter, enjoyed himself immensely. After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room. "We can rest for a few minutes in here," she remarked.
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later than; following
From this reading “THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER After all, the garden party was not so bad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wrayson, who had made great friends with the Colonel's younger daughter, enjoyed himself immensely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We can rest for a few minutes in here," she remarked.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Wrayson, who had made great friends with the Colonel's younger daughter, enjoyed himself immensely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER After all, the garden party was not so bad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We can rest for a few minutes in here," she remarked.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.”
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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 After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.
later than; following
From this reading THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER After all, the garden party was not so bad.
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From this reading THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER After all, the garden party was not so bad.
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From this reading The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests.
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From this reading THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER After all, the garden party was not so bad.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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From this reading THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER After all, the garden party was not so bad.
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From this reading THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER After all, the garden party was not so bad.
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From this reading Wrayson, who had made great friends with the Colonel's younger daughter, enjoyed himself immensely.
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From this reading The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests.
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From this reading "We can rest for a few minutes in here," she remarked.
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From this reading The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests.
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From this reading After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.
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From this reading Wrayson, who had made great friends with the Colonel's younger daughter, enjoyed himself immensely.
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From this reading THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER After all, the garden party was not so bad.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wrayson, who had made great friends with the Colonel's younger daughter, enjoyed himself immensely.
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From this reading The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests.
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From this reading The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wrayson, who had made great friends with the Colonel's younger daughter, enjoyed himself immensely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We can rest for a few minutes in here," she remarked.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Wrayson, who had made great friends with the Colonel's younger daughter, enjoyed himself immensely.
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From this reading The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests.
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From this reading Wrayson, who had made great friends with the Colonel's younger daughter, enjoyed himself immensely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We can rest for a few minutes in here," she remarked.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.
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From this reading The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests.
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From this reading After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.
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From this reading Wrayson, who had made great friends with the Colonel's younger daughter, enjoyed himself immensely.
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From this reading "We can rest for a few minutes in here," she remarked.
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From this reading After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER After all, the garden party was not so bad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests.
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From this reading After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER After all, the garden party was not so bad.
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From this reading The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests.
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From this reading "We can rest for a few minutes in here," she remarked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We can rest for a few minutes in here," she remarked.
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From this reading After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.
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From this reading The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests.
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From this reading After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER After all, the garden party was not so bad.
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From this reading After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.
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From this reading After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER After all, the garden party was not so bad.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER After all, the garden party was not so bad.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can rest for a few minutes in here," she remarked.
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From this reading The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The weather was perfect, and the grounds of Shirley House were large enough to find amusement for all the guests.
which person or people
From this reading Wrayson, who had made great friends with the Colonel's younger daughter, enjoyed himself immensely.
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From this reading After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.
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From this reading After a particularly strenuous set of tennis, she led him through the wide-open French windows into a small morning-room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wrayson, who had made great friends with the Colonel's younger daughter, enjoyed himself immensely.
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From this reading Wrayson, who had made great friends with the Colonel's younger daughter, enjoyed himself immensely.
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From this reading Wrayson, who had made great friends with the Colonel's younger daughter, enjoyed himself immensely.
