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Chapter XX
TESTED. Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning. "My!" she said. "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning? They shall want a pint of soda added to them for all that I shall need to know or care."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They shall want a pint of soda added to them for all that I shall need to know or care."”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They shall want a pint of soda added to them for all that I shall need to know or care."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?”
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading “"Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?”
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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 They shall want a pint of soda added to them for all that I shall need to know or care."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They shall want a pint of soda added to them for all that I shall need to know or care."
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From this reading They shall want a pint of soda added to them for all that I shall need to know or care."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
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From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
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From this reading They shall want a pint of soda added to them for all that I shall need to know or care."
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From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
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From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
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From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
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From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
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From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
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From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My!" she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They shall want a pint of soda added to them for all that I shall need to know or care."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
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From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They shall want a pint of soda added to them for all that I shall need to know or care."
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From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
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From this reading They shall want a pint of soda added to them for all that I shall need to know or care."
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
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From this reading "My!" she said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My!" she said.
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From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
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From this reading They shall want a pint of soda added to them for all that I shall need to know or care."
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From this reading TESTED.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They shall want a pint of soda added to them for all that I shall need to know or care."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shall want a pint of soda added to them for all that I shall need to know or care."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
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From this reading They shall want a pint of soda added to them for all that I shall need to know or care."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
at the time that
From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
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From this reading Ester was winding the last smooth coil of hair around her head when Sadie opened her eyes the next morning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know, Ester, it is perfectly delightful to me to lie here and look at you, and remember that I shall not be responsible for those cakes this morning?
