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Chapter IV
In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.” There followed a shuffling of feet. Every man, woman and child was on his feet. Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle. There were tears in the social service worker’s eyes as she took Cherry’s hand.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every man, woman and child was on his feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were tears in the social service worker’s eyes as she took Cherry’s hand.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were tears in the social service worker’s eyes as she took Cherry’s hand.”
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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 In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.”
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every man, woman and child was on his feet.
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From this reading In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.”
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From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
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From this reading In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.”
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From this reading There were tears in the social service worker’s eyes as she took Cherry’s hand.
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From this reading Every man, woman and child was on his feet.
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From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
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From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
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From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every man, woman and child was on his feet.
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From this reading There were tears in the social service worker’s eyes as she took Cherry’s hand.
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From this reading There followed a shuffling of feet.
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From this reading In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
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From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
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From this reading In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.”
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From this reading There were tears in the social service worker’s eyes as she took Cherry’s hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every man, woman and child was on his feet.
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From this reading In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.”
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From this reading In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.”
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From this reading In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.”
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From this reading In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.”
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From this reading Every man, woman and child was on his feet.
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From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
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From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There followed a shuffling of feet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every man, woman and child was on his feet.
above and across; more than
From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
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From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
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From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
except for; apart from
From this reading In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
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From this reading There were tears in the social service worker’s eyes as she took Cherry’s hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were tears in the social service worker’s eyes as she took Cherry’s hand.
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From this reading There followed a shuffling of feet.
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From this reading There were tears in the social service worker’s eyes as she took Cherry’s hand.
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From this reading There were tears in the social service worker’s eyes as she took Cherry’s hand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.”
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From this reading There followed a shuffling of feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even the enemy planes above seemed to hush as the glorious National Anthem rolled over England from Dover to Newcastle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were tears in the social service worker’s eyes as she took Cherry’s hand.
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From this reading In the hush that followed, Cherry announced in a low, husky voice: “God save the King.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every man, woman and child was on his feet.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were tears in the social service worker’s eyes as she took Cherry’s hand.
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From this reading Every man, woman and child was on his feet.
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From this reading There were tears in the social service worker’s eyes as she took Cherry’s hand.
