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Chapter II
A few minutes later we went into another room to lunch. It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_. There was a little table in the centre of the room, and there were places for three laid at the table. Opposite to me was a milk pudding, and opposite to Aunt Penelope was a tureen of soup, and opposite to Daddy I really forget what. The boy in buttons came up and helped me to a portion of pudding.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A few minutes later we went into another room to lunch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a little table in the centre of the room, and there were places for three laid at the table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A few minutes later we went into another room to lunch.”
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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 A few minutes later we went into another room to lunch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a little table in the centre of the room, and there were places for three laid at the table.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few minutes later we went into another room to lunch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a little table in the centre of the room, and there were places for three laid at the table.
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From this reading Opposite to me was a milk pudding, and opposite to Aunt Penelope was a tureen of soup, and opposite to Daddy I really forget what.
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From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
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From this reading The boy in buttons came up and helped me to a portion of pudding.
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From this reading The boy in buttons came up and helped me to a portion of pudding.
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From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
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From this reading The boy in buttons came up and helped me to a portion of pudding.
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From this reading There was a little table in the centre of the room, and there were places for three laid at the table.
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From this reading Opposite to me was a milk pudding, and opposite to Aunt Penelope was a tureen of soup, and opposite to Daddy I really forget what.
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From this reading A few minutes later we went into another room to lunch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a little table in the centre of the room, and there were places for three laid at the table.
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From this reading Opposite to me was a milk pudding, and opposite to Aunt Penelope was a tureen of soup, and opposite to Daddy I really forget what.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
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From this reading The boy in buttons came up and helped me to a portion of pudding.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Opposite to me was a milk pudding, and opposite to Aunt Penelope was a tureen of soup, and opposite to Daddy I really forget what.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a little table in the centre of the room, and there were places for three laid at the table.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A few minutes later we went into another room to lunch.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
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From this reading There was a little table in the centre of the room, and there were places for three laid at the table.
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From this reading A few minutes later we went into another room to lunch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little table in the centre of the room, and there were places for three laid at the table.
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From this reading A few minutes later we went into another room to lunch.
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From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Opposite to me was a milk pudding, and opposite to Aunt Penelope was a tureen of soup, and opposite to Daddy I really forget what.
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From this reading Opposite to me was a milk pudding, and opposite to Aunt Penelope was a tureen of soup, and opposite to Daddy I really forget what.
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From this reading A few minutes later we went into another room to lunch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
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From this reading Opposite to me was a milk pudding, and opposite to Aunt Penelope was a tureen of soup, and opposite to Daddy I really forget what.
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From this reading Opposite to me was a milk pudding, and opposite to Aunt Penelope was a tureen of soup, and opposite to Daddy I really forget what.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a little table in the centre of the room, and there were places for three laid at the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy in buttons came up and helped me to a portion of pudding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opposite to me was a milk pudding, and opposite to Aunt Penelope was a tureen of soup, and opposite to Daddy I really forget what.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opposite to me was a milk pudding, and opposite to Aunt Penelope was a tureen of soup, and opposite to Daddy I really forget what.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few minutes later we went into another room to lunch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opposite to me was a milk pudding, and opposite to Aunt Penelope was a tureen of soup, and opposite to Daddy I really forget what.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a little table in the centre of the room, and there were places for three laid at the table.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
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From this reading There was a little table in the centre of the room, and there were places for three laid at the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a little table in the centre of the room, and there were places for three laid at the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few minutes later we went into another room to lunch.
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From this reading Opposite to me was a milk pudding, and opposite to Aunt Penelope was a tureen of soup, and opposite to Daddy I really forget what.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy in buttons came up and helped me to a portion of pudding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very small room, smaller than many of the state cabins on board the good ship _Pleiades_.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A few minutes later we went into another room to lunch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few minutes later we went into another room to lunch.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a little table in the centre of the room, and there were places for three laid at the table.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Opposite to me was a milk pudding, and opposite to Aunt Penelope was a tureen of soup, and opposite to Daddy I really forget what.
