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Chapter III
IN WHICH DORCAS BRANDON SPEAKS. In answer to 'the roaring shiver of the gong' we all trooped away together to luncheon. Lady Chelford and Dorcas and Chelford had nearly ended that irregular repast when we entered. My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day. It was not very encouraging.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.”
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From this reading In answer to 'the roaring shiver of the gong' we all trooped away together to luncheon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Chelford and Dorcas and Chelford had nearly ended that irregular repast when we entered.
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From this reading In answer to 'the roaring shiver of the gong' we all trooped away together to luncheon.
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From this reading In answer to 'the roaring shiver of the gong' we all trooped away together to luncheon.
next to; at the side of
From this reading My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.
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From this reading IN WHICH DORCAS BRANDON SPEAKS.
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From this reading My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.
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From this reading My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.
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From this reading Lady Chelford and Dorcas and Chelford had nearly ended that irregular repast when we entered.
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From this reading My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.
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From this reading IN WHICH DORCAS BRANDON SPEAKS.
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From this reading It was not very encouraging.
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From this reading Lady Chelford and Dorcas and Chelford had nearly ended that irregular repast when we entered.
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From this reading Lady Chelford and Dorcas and Chelford had nearly ended that irregular repast when we entered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.
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From this reading In answer to 'the roaring shiver of the gong' we all trooped away together to luncheon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Chelford and Dorcas and Chelford had nearly ended that irregular repast when we entered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH DORCAS BRANDON SPEAKS.
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From this reading Lady Chelford and Dorcas and Chelford had nearly ended that irregular repast when we entered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not very encouraging.
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From this reading Lady Chelford and Dorcas and Chelford had nearly ended that irregular repast when we entered.
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From this reading In answer to 'the roaring shiver of the gong' we all trooped away together to luncheon.
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From this reading My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.
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From this reading My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.
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From this reading Lady Chelford and Dorcas and Chelford had nearly ended that irregular repast when we entered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not very encouraging.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In answer to 'the roaring shiver of the gong' we all trooped away together to luncheon.
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From this reading My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.
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From this reading Lady Chelford and Dorcas and Chelford had nearly ended that irregular repast when we entered.
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From this reading In answer to 'the roaring shiver of the gong' we all trooped away together to luncheon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.
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From this reading In answer to 'the roaring shiver of the gong' we all trooped away together to luncheon.
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From this reading IN WHICH DORCAS BRANDON SPEAKS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Chelford and Dorcas and Chelford had nearly ended that irregular repast when we entered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In answer to 'the roaring shiver of the gong' we all trooped away together to luncheon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In answer to 'the roaring shiver of the gong' we all trooped away together to luncheon.
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From this reading In answer to 'the roaring shiver of the gong' we all trooped away together to luncheon.
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From this reading In answer to 'the roaring shiver of the gong' we all trooped away together to luncheon.
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From this reading It was not very encouraging.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In answer to 'the roaring shiver of the gong' we all trooped away together to luncheon.
at the time that
From this reading Lady Chelford and Dorcas and Chelford had nearly ended that irregular repast when we entered.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH DORCAS BRANDON SPEAKS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My chair was beside Miss Brandon; she had breakfasted with old Lady Chelford that morning, and this was my first meeting that day.
