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Chapter V
ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep. The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her. “I couldn’t lie still, Frieda,” she said apologetically. “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie. But I wished I was a lot of girls to dress; I didn’t know what to do, I’ve been up so long.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But I wished I was a lot of girls to dress; I didn’t know what to do, I’ve been up so long.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I wished I was a lot of girls to dress; I didn’t know what to do, I’ve been up so long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I wished I was a lot of girls to dress; I didn’t know what to do, I’ve been up so long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I couldn’t lie still, Frieda,” she said apologetically.”
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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 “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.
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From this reading ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
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From this reading “I couldn’t lie still, Frieda,” she said apologetically.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But I wished I was a lot of girls to dress; I didn’t know what to do, I’ve been up so long.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
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From this reading ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.
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From this reading “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.
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From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I wished I was a lot of girls to dress; I didn’t know what to do, I’ve been up so long.
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From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
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From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.
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From this reading “I couldn’t lie still, Frieda,” she said apologetically.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.
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From this reading But I wished I was a lot of girls to dress; I didn’t know what to do, I’ve been up so long.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.
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From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
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From this reading But I wished I was a lot of girls to dress; I didn’t know what to do, I’ve been up so long.
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From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
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From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.
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From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
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From this reading But I wished I was a lot of girls to dress; I didn’t know what to do, I’ve been up so long.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
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From this reading “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I couldn’t lie still, Frieda,” she said apologetically.
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From this reading But I wished I was a lot of girls to dress; I didn’t know what to do, I’ve been up so long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I wished I was a lot of girls to dress; I didn’t know what to do, I’ve been up so long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I couldn’t lie still, Frieda,” she said apologetically.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I wished I was a lot of girls to dress; I didn’t know what to do, I’ve been up so long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I wished I was a lot of girls to dress; I didn’t know what to do, I’ve been up so long.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.
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From this reading ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I couldn’t lie still, Frieda,” she said apologetically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I couldn’t lie still, Frieda,” she said apologetically.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.
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From this reading “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
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From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
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From this reading ALL SORTS OF NEW STEPS Only on the first morning of her visit did Beth oversleep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But I wished I was a lot of girls to dress; I didn’t know what to do, I’ve been up so long.
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From this reading But I wished I was a lot of girls to dress; I didn’t know what to do, I’ve been up so long.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
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From this reading The second morning she was up bright and early, so early that, with some misgiving of doing wrong, she had dressed before Frieda came to call her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I did leave my hair for you to do; I knew I could never make such a bow as you tie.
