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Chapter I
"THREE ON A DOORSTEP." In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep. The eldest might have been ten, the youngest eight. The eldest was a girl, the youngest a boy. Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The eldest might have been ten, the youngest eight.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The eldest might have been ten, the youngest eight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The eldest might have been ten, the youngest eight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.”
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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 "THREE ON A DOORSTEP."
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From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The eldest might have been ten, the youngest eight.
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From this reading The eldest was a girl, the youngest a boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
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From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
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From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
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From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
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From this reading "THREE ON A DOORSTEP."
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From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The eldest might have been ten, the youngest eight.
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From this reading The eldest might have been ten, the youngest eight.
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From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
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From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
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From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
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From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
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From this reading The eldest was a girl, the youngest a boy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The eldest might have been ten, the youngest eight.
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From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
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From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The eldest might have been ten, the youngest eight.
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From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "THREE ON A DOORSTEP."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The eldest might have been ten, the youngest eight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THREE ON A DOORSTEP."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a poor part of London, but not in the very poorest part--two children sat on a certain autumn evening, side by side on a doorstep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The eldest was a girl, the youngest a boy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Drawn up in front of these children, looking into their little faces with hungry, loving, pathetic eyes, lay a mongrel dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The eldest might have been ten, the youngest eight.
