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"I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy. Mrs. Jones proved a friend in need. She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before. Peggy was grateful, but she was not comforted till she paid a visit to Mrs. Creak. "'Tis so awful me havin' wished 'er dead many a time, Mrs. Creak!
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Tis so awful me havin' wished 'er dead many a time, Mrs. Creak!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Jones proved a friend in need.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Peggy was grateful, but she was not comforted till she paid a visit to Mrs. Creak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Tis so awful me havin' wished 'er dead many a time, Mrs. Creak!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.”
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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 Mrs. Jones proved a friend in need.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.
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From this reading "'Tis so awful me havin' wished 'er dead many a time, Mrs. Creak!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.
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From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Peggy was grateful, but she was not comforted till she paid a visit to Mrs. Creak.
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From this reading Peggy was grateful, but she was not comforted till she paid a visit to Mrs. Creak.
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From this reading Peggy was grateful, but she was not comforted till she paid a visit to Mrs. Creak.
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From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
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From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Tis so awful me havin' wished 'er dead many a time, Mrs. Creak!
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From this reading "'Tis so awful me havin' wished 'er dead many a time, Mrs. Creak!
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From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
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From this reading Mrs. Jones proved a friend in need.
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From this reading Peggy was grateful, but she was not comforted till she paid a visit to Mrs. Creak.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.
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From this reading "'Tis so awful me havin' wished 'er dead many a time, Mrs. Creak!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.
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From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Jones proved a friend in need.
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From this reading Mrs. Jones proved a friend in need.
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From this reading "'Tis so awful me havin' wished 'er dead many a time, Mrs. Creak!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Tis so awful me havin' wished 'er dead many a time, Mrs. Creak!
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From this reading She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.
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From this reading Mrs. Jones proved a friend in need.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Jones proved a friend in need.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Peggy was grateful, but she was not comforted till she paid a visit to Mrs. Creak.
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From this reading She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.
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From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
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From this reading Peggy was grateful, but she was not comforted till she paid a visit to Mrs. Creak.
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From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
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From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
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From this reading Mrs. Jones proved a friend in need.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "'Tis so awful me havin' wished 'er dead many a time, Mrs. Creak!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
up to a particular time
From this reading Peggy was grateful, but she was not comforted till she paid a visit to Mrs. Creak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Tis so awful me havin' wished 'er dead many a time, Mrs. Creak!
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From this reading "'Tis so awful me havin' wished 'er dead many a time, Mrs. Creak!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took her to her room at once and mothered her as she had never been mothered before.
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From this reading Peggy was grateful, but she was not comforted till she paid a visit to Mrs. Creak.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peggy was grateful, but she was not comforted till she paid a visit to Mrs. Creak.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I'M READY FOR MY PLACE" THE next few days were dark and bewildering ones to Peggy.
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From this reading "'Tis so awful me havin' wished 'er dead many a time, Mrs. Creak!
