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PATSY. "Now, Major, stand up straight and behave yourself! How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?" "Patsy, dear, you're so sweet this evening, I just had to kiss your lips." "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now, Major, stand up straight and behave yourself!”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Now, Major, stand up straight and behave yourself!”
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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 "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now, Major, stand up straight and behave yourself!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
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From this reading "Now, Major, stand up straight and behave yourself!
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From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
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From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
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From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Patsy, dear, you're so sweet this evening, I just had to kiss your lips."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
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From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Patsy, dear, you're so sweet this evening, I just had to kiss your lips."
to think that something will happen
From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Patsy, dear, you're so sweet this evening, I just had to kiss your lips."
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From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Patsy, dear, you're so sweet this evening, I just had to kiss your lips."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Patsy, dear, you're so sweet this evening, I just had to kiss your lips."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Patsy, dear, you're so sweet this evening, I just had to kiss your lips."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Patsy, dear, you're so sweet this evening, I just had to kiss your lips."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Major, stand up straight and behave yourself!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
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From this reading "Now, Major, stand up straight and behave yourself!
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From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
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From this reading PATSY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
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From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
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From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
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From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Patsy, dear, you're so sweet this evening, I just had to kiss your lips."
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From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Major, stand up straight and behave yourself!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Major, stand up straight and behave yourself!
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From this reading "Patsy, dear, you're so sweet this evening, I just had to kiss your lips."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Patsy, dear, you're so sweet this evening, I just had to kiss your lips."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
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From this reading "Now, Major, stand up straight and behave yourself!
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From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
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From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
at the time that
From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Don't do it again, sir," replied Patricia, severely, as she scrubbed the big man's waistcoat with a damp cloth.
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From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
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From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How do you expect me to sponge your vest when you're wriggling around in that way?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Now, Major, stand up straight and behave yourself!
