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Chapter VII
MR. WORLDLY WISEMAN The blow fell; Hillbury routed the Seaton eleven with ease. Sam had his mother and twelve-year-old sister down for the occasion. They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special. Duncan happened in at 7 Hale while the visitors were there.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.”
during the time that
From this reading “Duncan happened in at 7 Hale while the visitors were there.”
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From this reading Duncan happened in at 7 Hale while the visitors were there.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sam had his mother and twelve-year-old sister down for the occasion.
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From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading WORLDLY WISEMAN The blow fell; Hillbury routed the Seaton eleven with ease.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading Sam had his mother and twelve-year-old sister down for the occasion.
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From this reading Duncan happened in at 7 Hale while the visitors were there.
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From this reading WORLDLY WISEMAN The blow fell; Hillbury routed the Seaton eleven with ease.
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From this reading WORLDLY WISEMAN The blow fell; Hillbury routed the Seaton eleven with ease.
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From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading WORLDLY WISEMAN The blow fell; Hillbury routed the Seaton eleven with ease.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sam had his mother and twelve-year-old sister down for the occasion.
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From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sam had his mother and twelve-year-old sister down for the occasion.
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From this reading Duncan happened in at 7 Hale while the visitors were there.
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From this reading Duncan happened in at 7 Hale while the visitors were there.
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From this reading WORLDLY WISEMAN The blow fell; Hillbury routed the Seaton eleven with ease.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sam had his mother and twelve-year-old sister down for the occasion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Duncan happened in at 7 Hale while the visitors were there.
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From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading Sam had his mother and twelve-year-old sister down for the occasion.
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From this reading MR.
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From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading Sam had his mother and twelve-year-old sister down for the occasion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORLDLY WISEMAN The blow fell; Hillbury routed the Seaton eleven with ease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sam had his mother and twelve-year-old sister down for the occasion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORLDLY WISEMAN The blow fell; Hillbury routed the Seaton eleven with ease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sam had his mother and twelve-year-old sister down for the occasion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WORLDLY WISEMAN The blow fell; Hillbury routed the Seaton eleven with ease.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading Duncan happened in at 7 Hale while the visitors were there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sam had his mother and twelve-year-old sister down for the occasion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading Duncan happened in at 7 Hale while the visitors were there.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Duncan happened in at 7 Hale while the visitors were there.
during the time that
From this reading Duncan happened in at 7 Hale while the visitors were there.
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From this reading WORLDLY WISEMAN The blow fell; Hillbury routed the Seaton eleven with ease.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WORLDLY WISEMAN The blow fell; Hillbury routed the Seaton eleven with ease.
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From this reading They came gay-trimmed and expectant, surveyed the room with critical but forgiving eyes, took luncheon at the Sedgwicks’, saw the game, and departed by an evening train, witnessing with unsympathetic curiosity the noisy antics of the victors as they trooped to their special.
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From this reading WORLDLY WISEMAN The blow fell; Hillbury routed the Seaton eleven with ease.
