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Chapter I
“WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?” Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term. _They_ had not settled in the least. Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat. Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.
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to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading ““WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?””
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_They_ had not settled in the least.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.”
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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 Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
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From this reading “WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?”
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading “WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?”
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From this reading “WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
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From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
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From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
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From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
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From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?”
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From this reading Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.
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From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _They_ had not settled in the least.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
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From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?”
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From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
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From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _They_ had not settled in the least.
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From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
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From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _They_ had not settled in the least.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
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From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
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From this reading Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.
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From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
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From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
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From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _They_ had not settled in the least.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?”
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From this reading Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.
