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Chapter XI
A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess. Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage. One morning she was very inattentive. She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away. "Dreamikins, this is lesson-time," said Miss Fletcher sharply.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One morning she was very inattentive.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One morning she was very inattentive.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Dreamikins, this is lesson-time," said Miss Fletcher sharply.”
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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 A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
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From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
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From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
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From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
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From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
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From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
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From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
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From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
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From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
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From this reading One morning she was very inattentive.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dreamikins, this is lesson-time," said Miss Fletcher sharply.
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From this reading "Dreamikins, this is lesson-time," said Miss Fletcher sharply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
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From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning she was very inattentive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning she was very inattentive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dreamikins, this is lesson-time," said Miss Fletcher sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Dreamikins, this is lesson-time," said Miss Fletcher sharply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning she was very inattentive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Dreamikins, this is lesson-time," said Miss Fletcher sharply.
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From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
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From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
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From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
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From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
