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Chapter III
The house was situated on a hill near the river. From one of its windows the crystal stream could be seen. Every surrounding was attractive to a lover of nature. The house was built of logs and contained two rooms. In one of the rooms there was a great fireplace.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “From one of its windows the crystal stream could be seen.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every surrounding was attractive to a lover of nature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In one of the rooms there was a great fireplace.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “From one of its windows the crystal stream could be seen.”
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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 The house was situated on a hill near the river.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The house was built of logs and contained two rooms.
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From this reading Every surrounding was attractive to a lover of nature.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From one of its windows the crystal stream could be seen.
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From this reading The house was built of logs and contained two rooms.
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From this reading The house was built of logs and contained two rooms.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From one of its windows the crystal stream could be seen.
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From this reading From one of its windows the crystal stream could be seen.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every surrounding was attractive to a lover of nature.
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From this reading In one of the rooms there was a great fireplace.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From one of its windows the crystal stream could be seen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one of the rooms there was a great fireplace.
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From this reading The house was situated on a hill near the river.
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From this reading The house was situated on a hill near the river.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one of the rooms there was a great fireplace.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From one of its windows the crystal stream could be seen.
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From this reading The house was built of logs and contained two rooms.
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From this reading Every surrounding was attractive to a lover of nature.
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From this reading Every surrounding was attractive to a lover of nature.
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From this reading The house was situated on a hill near the river.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From one of its windows the crystal stream could be seen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The house was situated on a hill near the river.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From one of its windows the crystal stream could be seen.
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From this reading The house was situated on a hill near the river.
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From this reading The house was built of logs and contained two rooms.
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From this reading From one of its windows the crystal stream could be seen.
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From this reading The house was situated on a hill near the river.
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From this reading From one of its windows the crystal stream could be seen.
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From this reading Every surrounding was attractive to a lover of nature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house was situated on a hill near the river.
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From this reading In one of the rooms there was a great fireplace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every surrounding was attractive to a lover of nature.
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From this reading The house was built of logs and contained two rooms.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house was situated on a hill near the river.
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From this reading From one of its windows the crystal stream could be seen.
