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Chapter XI
"Well, I'm going too." "I'm very glad," I said. "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit. She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife? I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I'm going too."”
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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 "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.
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From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
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From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
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From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
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From this reading I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.
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From this reading "I'm very glad," I said.
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From this reading "Well, I'm going too."
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From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm very glad," I said.
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From this reading "Well, I'm going too."
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From this reading I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
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From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
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From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm very glad," I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.
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From this reading "Well, I'm going too."
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From this reading "I'm very glad," I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I'm going too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
which person or people
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
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From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
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From this reading I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.
