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What does it mean?
The story begins with four siblings sent away from London due to wartime air-raids.
In plain terms
Four kids were moved from the city because of the war.
What can you take from it?
The setting is established as a wartime evacuation.

Where it applies

  • introducing a narrative
  • setting a historical scene
  • describing a family change

Putting it to work

  • opening a story
  • contextualizing characters
  • establishing stakes

Questions to consider

  • Where does the story take place next?
  • How might the war affect the children?

Another view

The quote does not specify where they were sent.

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