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Chapter X
THE NEW BOARDER. "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door. "Sadie, hadn't I better make these pies?" "Is that the momentous question which you can't decide, mother?" Mrs. Ried laughed.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “"I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sadie, hadn't I better make these pies?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Is that the momentous question which you can't decide, mother?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"Sadie, hadn't I better make these pies?"”
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From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
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From this reading "Sadie, hadn't I better make these pies?"
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From this reading THE NEW BOARDER.
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From this reading "Is that the momentous question which you can't decide, mother?"
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From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
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From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
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From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
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From this reading "Sadie, hadn't I better make these pies?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
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From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that the momentous question which you can't decide, mother?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
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From this reading Mrs. Ried laughed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sadie, hadn't I better make these pies?"
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From this reading "Is that the momentous question which you can't decide, mother?"
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From this reading "Is that the momentous question which you can't decide, mother?"
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From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
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From this reading THE NEW BOARDER.
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From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sadie, hadn't I better make these pies?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Is that the momentous question which you can't decide, mother?"
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From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
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From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sadie, hadn't I better make these pies?"
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From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that the momentous question which you can't decide, mother?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW BOARDER.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Sadie, hadn't I better make these pies?"
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From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Is that the momentous question which you can't decide, mother?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I don't know what to decide, really," Mrs. Ried said thoughtfully, standing, with an irresolute air, beside the pantry door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is that the momentous question which you can't decide, mother?"
