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Chapter XXI
When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull! Uncle Soames does take the bun. I wonder what this filly’s like?” He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him. Why, she was pretty!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Uncle Soames does take the bun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.
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From this reading He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.
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From this reading Uncle Soames does take the bun.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Uncle Soames does take the bun.
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From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
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From this reading I wonder what this filly’s like?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.
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From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder what this filly’s like?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
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From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
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From this reading I wonder what this filly’s like?”
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From this reading He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.
not any; not one
From this reading He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
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From this reading He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.
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From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
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From this reading Why, she was pretty!
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From this reading He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, she was pretty!
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From this reading Uncle Soames does take the bun.
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From this reading He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Uncle Soames does take the bun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
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From this reading He anticipated no pleasure from her society; and suddenly he saw her standing there looking at him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
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From this reading Uncle Soames does take the bun.
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From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I wonder what this filly’s like?”
at the time that
From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
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From this reading Why, she was pretty!
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From this reading I wonder what this filly’s like?”
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From this reading When young Val left the presence of the last generation he was thinking: “This is jolly dull!
