filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Oh, I’m rather afraid, dear,” hesitated mamma.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “You’ve never been there alone, you know.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The girls are going to the Museum, and we don’t want to go very much, and I do want Hilda to see our cunning Mosina.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The girls are going to the Museum, and we don’t want to go very much, and I do want Hilda to see our cunning Mosina.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You’ve never been there alone, you know.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I’m not quite sure that it’s perfectly safe for you to go by yourselves.
CricketnounUS /ˈkrɪkət/
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “The girls are going to the Museum, and we don’t want to go very much, and I do want Hilda to see our cunning Mosina.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh, I’m rather afraid, dear,” hesitated mamma.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “The girls are going to the Museum, and we don’t want to go very much, and I do want Hilda to see our cunning Mosina.”
don't
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From this reading “The girls are going to the Museum, and we don’t want to go very much, and I do want Hilda to see our cunning Mosina.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’m not quite sure that it’s perfectly safe for you to go by yourselves.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “The girls are going to the Museum, and we don’t want to go very much, and I do want Hilda to see our cunning Mosina.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “The girls are going to the Museum, and we don’t want to go very much, and I do want Hilda to see our cunning Mosina.”
the act of departing
From this reading “The girls are going to the Museum, and we don’t want to go very much, and I do want Hilda to see our cunning Mosina.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Oh, I’m rather afraid, dear,” hesitated mamma.
Hilda
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From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
I'm
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From this reading “Oh, I’m rather afraid, dear,” hesitated mamma.
it's
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From this reading I’m not quite sure that it’s perfectly safe for you to go by yourselves.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You’ve never been there alone, you know.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
Mosina
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From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “The girls are going to the Museum, and we don’t want to go very much, and I do want Hilda to see our cunning Mosina.”
MuseumnounUS /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “The girls are going to the Museum, and we don’t want to go very much, and I do want Hilda to see our cunning Mosina.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “You’ve never been there alone, you know.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I’m not quite sure that it’s perfectly safe for you to go by yourselves.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I’m rather afraid, dear,” hesitated mamma.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “The girls are going to the Museum, and we don’t want to go very much, and I do want Hilda to see our cunning Mosina.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I’m not quite sure that it’s perfectly safe for you to go by yourselves.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I’m not quite sure that it’s perfectly safe for you to go by yourselves.
on the contrary
From this reading “Oh, I’m rather afraid, dear,” hesitated mamma.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading I’m not quite sure that it’s perfectly safe for you to go by yourselves.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I’m not quite sure that it’s perfectly safe for you to go by yourselves.
carry out
From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’m not quite sure that it’s perfectly safe for you to go by yourselves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “You’ve never been there alone, you know.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mamma, may I take Hilda to see Mosina this morning?” asked Cricket, the next day at breakfast.
precisely as stated
From this reading “The girls are going to the Museum, and we don’t want to go very much, and I do want Hilda to see our cunning Mosina.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “The girls are going to the Museum, and we don’t want to go very much, and I do want Hilda to see our cunning Mosina.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The girls are going to the Museum, and we don’t want to go very much, and I do want Hilda to see our cunning Mosina.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You’ve never been there alone, you know.
You've
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From this reading “You’ve never been there alone, you know.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading I’m not quite sure that it’s perfectly safe for you to go by yourselves.
