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By H. G. WELLS. Set up and electrotyped. Published September, 1914. The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped. The chauffeur indicated by a movement of the head that this at last was it.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The chauffeur indicated by a movement of the head that this at last was it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.”
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From this reading Published September, 1914.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The chauffeur indicated by a movement of the head that this at last was it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By H. G. WELLS.
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From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
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From this reading The chauffeur indicated by a movement of the head that this at last was it.
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
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From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
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From this reading By H. G. WELLS.
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From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
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From this reading By H. G. WELLS.
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From this reading The chauffeur indicated by a movement of the head that this at last was it.
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From this reading The chauffeur indicated by a movement of the head that this at last was it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The chauffeur indicated by a movement of the head that this at last was it.
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From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chauffeur indicated by a movement of the head that this at last was it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
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From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
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From this reading The chauffeur indicated by a movement of the head that this at last was it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
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From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
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From this reading Published September, 1914.
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From this reading Published September, 1914.
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The chauffeur indicated by a movement of the head that this at last was it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
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From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The chauffeur indicated by a movement of the head that this at last was it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chauffeur indicated by a movement of the head that this at last was it.
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From this reading By H. G. WELLS.
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From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
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From this reading The motor-car entered a little white gate, came to a porch under a thick wig of jasmine, and stopped.
