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Chapter VI
MOTHER AND SON. He knew where he should find her. There was a little, low work-room adjoining the kitchen that was his mother's sanctum. There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life. The old times New England house mother was not a mere unreflective drudge of domestic toil.
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Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a little, low work-room adjoining the kitchen that was his mother's sanctum.”
short, incomplete pieces of speech or writing
From this reading “There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.”
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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 There was a little, low work-room adjoining the kitchen that was his mother's sanctum.
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From this reading There was a little, low work-room adjoining the kitchen that was his mother's sanctum.
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From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
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From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOTHER AND SON.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
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From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
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From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
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From this reading The old times New England house mother was not a mere unreflective drudge of domestic toil.
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From this reading The old times New England house mother was not a mere unreflective drudge of domestic toil.
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From this reading The old times New England house mother was not a mere unreflective drudge of domestic toil.
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From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
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From this reading He knew where he should find her.
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From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
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From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
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From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew where he should find her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew where he should find her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a little, low work-room adjoining the kitchen that was his mother's sanctum.
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From this reading The old times New England house mother was not a mere unreflective drudge of domestic toil.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
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From this reading There was a little, low work-room adjoining the kitchen that was his mother's sanctum.
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From this reading He knew where he should find her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little, low work-room adjoining the kitchen that was his mother's sanctum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a little, low work-room adjoining the kitchen that was his mother's sanctum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old times New England house mother was not a mere unreflective drudge of domestic toil.
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From this reading MOTHER AND SON.
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From this reading There was a little, low work-room adjoining the kitchen that was his mother's sanctum.
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From this reading The old times New England house mother was not a mere unreflective drudge of domestic toil.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old times New England house mother was not a mere unreflective drudge of domestic toil.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
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From this reading The old times New England house mother was not a mere unreflective drudge of domestic toil.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
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From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
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From this reading There was a little, low work-room adjoining the kitchen that was his mother's sanctum.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He knew where he should find her.
short, incomplete pieces of speech or writing
From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOTHER AND SON.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a little, low work-room adjoining the kitchen that was his mother's sanctum.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a little, low work-room adjoining the kitchen that was his mother's sanctum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a little, low work-room adjoining the kitchen that was his mother's sanctum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old times New England house mother was not a mere unreflective drudge of domestic toil.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old times New England house mother was not a mere unreflective drudge of domestic toil.
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From this reading The old times New England house mother was not a mere unreflective drudge of domestic toil.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a little, low work-room adjoining the kitchen that was his mother's sanctum.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
in or at the place that
From this reading He knew where he should find her.
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From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There stood her work-basket--there were always piles and piles of work, begun or finished; and there also her few books at hand, to be glanced into in rare snatches of leisure in her busy life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a little, low work-room adjoining the kitchen that was his mother's sanctum.
