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Chapter XIII
To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April. This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn. A shady lane ran past one side of the bush. On another side a sweetbrier hedge separated it from the garden belonging to an attorney. This attorney was a very cross man, so cross that the village people were always in fear of him.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “On another side a sweetbrier hedge separated it from the garden belonging to an attorney.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A shady lane ran past one side of the bush.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.”
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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 This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
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From this reading This attorney was a very cross man, so cross that the village people were always in fear of him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On another side a sweetbrier hedge separated it from the garden belonging to an attorney.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On another side a sweetbrier hedge separated it from the garden belonging to an attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On another side a sweetbrier hedge separated it from the garden belonging to an attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On another side a sweetbrier hedge separated it from the garden belonging to an attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A shady lane ran past one side of the bush.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
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From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
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From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
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From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
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From this reading This attorney was a very cross man, so cross that the village people were always in fear of him.
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From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
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From this reading This attorney was a very cross man, so cross that the village people were always in fear of him.
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From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
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From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On another side a sweetbrier hedge separated it from the garden belonging to an attorney.
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From this reading On another side a sweetbrier hedge separated it from the garden belonging to an attorney.
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From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
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From this reading On another side a sweetbrier hedge separated it from the garden belonging to an attorney.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This attorney was a very cross man, so cross that the village people were always in fear of him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On another side a sweetbrier hedge separated it from the garden belonging to an attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A shady lane ran past one side of the bush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This attorney was a very cross man, so cross that the village people were always in fear of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A shady lane ran past one side of the bush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A shady lane ran past one side of the bush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This attorney was a very cross man, so cross that the village people were always in fear of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A shady lane ran past one side of the bush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On another side a sweetbrier hedge separated it from the garden belonging to an attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A shady lane ran past one side of the bush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A shady lane ran past one side of the bush.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This attorney was a very cross man, so cross that the village people were always in fear of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On another side a sweetbrier hedge separated it from the garden belonging to an attorney.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This attorney was a very cross man, so cross that the village people were always in fear of him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This attorney was a very cross man, so cross that the village people were always in fear of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This attorney was a very cross man, so cross that the village people were always in fear of him.
in or at the place that
From this reading This they did in the village where Susan lived, and their meeting-place was in a corner of a field close by a large pink hawthorn.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To choose their Queen and to arrange their flowers the children would meet on the last day of April.
