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"Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while." Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice. "Meg, dear," she remonstrated, "is it that fancy-work?" "Well, isn't fancy-work all right?" The girl's voice shook a little.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl's voice shook a little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, isn't fancy-work all right?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."”
in the direction of
From this reading “Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, isn't fancy-work all right?"”
during the time that
From this reading “"Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."”
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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 "Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."
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From this reading "Well, isn't fancy-work all right?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."
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From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
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From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
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From this reading "Meg, dear," she remonstrated, "is it that fancy-work?"
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From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
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From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
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From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
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From this reading "Meg, dear," she remonstrated, "is it that fancy-work?"
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From this reading The girl's voice shook a little.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."
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From this reading "Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Meg, dear," she remonstrated, "is it that fancy-work?"
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From this reading "Well, isn't fancy-work all right?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Meg, dear," she remonstrated, "is it that fancy-work?"
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From this reading "Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl's voice shook a little.
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From this reading "Meg, dear," she remonstrated, "is it that fancy-work?"
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From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
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From this reading "Meg, dear," she remonstrated, "is it that fancy-work?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, isn't fancy-work all right?"
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From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."
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From this reading The girl's voice shook a little.
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From this reading "Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."
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From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
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From this reading "Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Meg, dear," she remonstrated, "is it that fancy-work?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."
in the direction of
From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
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From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
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From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
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From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
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From this reading "Well, isn't fancy-work all right?"
during the time that
From this reading "Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Whitmore set down her empty cup and turned a troubled face toward the sound of her daughter's voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, I thought," she began slowly, "I'd stay here with you and Katherine a while."
