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Chapter VII
ALL HALLOW EVE FESTIVITIES "I'm going to choose Queen Bess! I've made a lovely ruff, stands away up above my head. And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth. "Four yards! That'll never go around you, Fatty!" declared Fanny Dimock, with playful frankness.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “I've made a lovely ruff, stands away up above my head.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “That'll never go around you, Fatty!" declared Fanny Dimock, with playful frankness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALL HALLOW EVE FESTIVITIES "I'm going to choose Queen Bess!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That'll never go around you, Fatty!" declared Fanny Dimock, with playful frankness.”
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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've made a lovely ruff, stands away up above my head.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I've made a lovely ruff, stands away up above my head.
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From this reading ALL HALLOW EVE FESTIVITIES "I'm going to choose Queen Bess!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading That'll never go around you, Fatty!" declared Fanny Dimock, with playful frankness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've made a lovely ruff, stands away up above my head.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL HALLOW EVE FESTIVITIES "I'm going to choose Queen Bess!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALL HALLOW EVE FESTIVITIES "I'm going to choose Queen Bess!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That'll never go around you, Fatty!" declared Fanny Dimock, with playful frankness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That'll never go around you, Fatty!" declared Fanny Dimock, with playful frankness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL HALLOW EVE FESTIVITIES "I'm going to choose Queen Bess!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That'll never go around you, Fatty!" declared Fanny Dimock, with playful frankness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That'll never go around you, Fatty!" declared Fanny Dimock, with playful frankness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL HALLOW EVE FESTIVITIES "I'm going to choose Queen Bess!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That'll never go around you, Fatty!" declared Fanny Dimock, with playful frankness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That'll never go around you, Fatty!" declared Fanny Dimock, with playful frankness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL HALLOW EVE FESTIVITIES "I'm going to choose Queen Bess!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL HALLOW EVE FESTIVITIES "I'm going to choose Queen Bess!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've made a lovely ruff, stands away up above my head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL HALLOW EVE FESTIVITIES "I'm going to choose Queen Bess!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've made a lovely ruff, stands away up above my head.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've made a lovely ruff, stands away up above my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've made a lovely ruff, stands away up above my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've made a lovely ruff, stands away up above my head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That'll never go around you, Fatty!" declared Fanny Dimock, with playful frankness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That'll never go around you, Fatty!" declared Fanny Dimock, with playful frankness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL HALLOW EVE FESTIVITIES "I'm going to choose Queen Bess!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've made a lovely ruff, stands away up above my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've made a lovely ruff, stands away up above my head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That'll never go around you, Fatty!" declared Fanny Dimock, with playful frankness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL HALLOW EVE FESTIVITIES "I'm going to choose Queen Bess!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've made a lovely ruff, stands away up above my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That'll never go around you, Fatty!" declared Fanny Dimock, with playful frankness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Archibald, the matron, has bought me four yards of chintz that might be brocade--if it was!" said Florita Sheraton, from the gymnasium floor, hugging her arms for warmth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That'll never go around you, Fatty!" declared Fanny Dimock, with playful frankness.
