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Chapter VIII
SHOPPING. It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience. But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time. There was none to spare for me and my wardrobe. Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “There was none to spare for me and my wardrobe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.”
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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 It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
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From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.
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From this reading Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.
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From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.
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From this reading But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.
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From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.
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From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was none to spare for me and my wardrobe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.
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From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
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From this reading Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.
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From this reading But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
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From this reading But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was none to spare for me and my wardrobe.
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From this reading But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.
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From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
not one, and not any
From this reading There was none to spare for me and my wardrobe.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
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From this reading Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.
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From this reading Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.
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From this reading But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.
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From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
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From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
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From this reading SHOPPING.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
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From this reading But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.
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From this reading There was none to spare for me and my wardrobe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.
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From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was none to spare for me and my wardrobe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
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From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
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From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.
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From this reading Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.
at the time that
From this reading But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.
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From this reading But when we got to New York, we found Mrs. Sandford's sister so ill as to claim her whole time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Sandford said I must attend to it myself as well as I could, and the doctor would go with me.
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From this reading It was settled that I should wait a day or two in New York to get my wardrobe arranged, and then begin my school experience.
