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Chapter XIX
Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk. “Isn't it the most BEAUTIFUL evening!” the daughter said. “WHY can't summer last all year? Did you ever know a lovelier twilight than this, mama?” Mrs. Adams laughed, and answered, “Not since I was your age, I expect.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Adams laughed, and answered, “Not since I was your age, I expect.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did you ever know a lovelier twilight than this, mama?””
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Mrs. Adams laughed, and answered, “Not since I was your age, I expect.””
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did you ever know a lovelier twilight than this, mama?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““WHY can't summer last all year?”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Mrs. Adams laughed, and answered, “Not since I was your age, I expect.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.”
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “Did you ever know a lovelier twilight than this, mama?””
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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 Did you ever know a lovelier twilight than this, mama?”
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From this reading Mrs. Adams laughed, and answered, “Not since I was your age, I expect.”
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From this reading Mrs. Adams laughed, and answered, “Not since I was your age, I expect.”
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From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
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From this reading “WHY can't summer last all year?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Adams laughed, and answered, “Not since I was your age, I expect.”
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From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
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From this reading “Isn't it the most BEAUTIFUL evening!” the daughter said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “WHY can't summer last all year?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
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From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
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From this reading “Isn't it the most BEAUTIFUL evening!” the daughter said.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you ever know a lovelier twilight than this, mama?”
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From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
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From this reading “Isn't it the most BEAUTIFUL evening!” the daughter said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you ever know a lovelier twilight than this, mama?”
to think that something will happen
From this reading Mrs. Adams laughed, and answered, “Not since I was your age, I expect.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
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From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mrs. Adams laughed, and answered, “Not since I was your age, I expect.”
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From this reading “Isn't it the most BEAUTIFUL evening!” the daughter said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Isn't it the most BEAUTIFUL evening!” the daughter said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you ever know a lovelier twilight than this, mama?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHY can't summer last all year?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Adams laughed, and answered, “Not since I was your age, I expect.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did you ever know a lovelier twilight than this, mama?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did you ever know a lovelier twilight than this, mama?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Isn't it the most BEAUTIFUL evening!” the daughter said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Adams laughed, and answered, “Not since I was your age, I expect.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Adams laughed, and answered, “Not since I was your age, I expect.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
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From this reading “Isn't it the most BEAUTIFUL evening!” the daughter said.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Mrs. Adams laughed, and answered, “Not since I was your age, I expect.”
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From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “WHY can't summer last all year?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Did you ever know a lovelier twilight than this, mama?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Did you ever know a lovelier twilight than this, mama?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
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From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Did you ever know a lovelier twilight than this, mama?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alice was softly crooning to herself as her mother turned the corner of the house and approached through the dusk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “WHY can't summer last all year?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “WHY can't summer last all year?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you ever know a lovelier twilight than this, mama?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mrs. Adams laughed, and answered, “Not since I was your age, I expect.”
