Chapter VII · Chapter 7

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

later than; following

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

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From this reading It was Linda, too, who brought armfuls of clean towels and showed them which was the hot and which the cold water in Aunt Polly's white and green bathroom.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)

From this reading The next day the four children and Mother Blossom and Aunt Polly, with Linda and Jud part of the time and Spotty and Poots in constant attendance, explored Brookside thoroughly.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet

From this reading It was Linda, too, who brought armfuls of clean towels and showed them which was the hot and which the cold water in Aunt Polly's white and green bathroom.

plural of “bath” — a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

plural of “bedroom” — a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

produce or yield flowers

From this reading The next day the four children and Mother Blossom and Aunt Polly, with Linda and Jud part of the time and Spotty and Poots in constant attendance, explored Brookside thoroughly.

plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

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From this reading The next day the four children and Mother Blossom and Aunt Polly, with Linda and Jud part of the time and Spotty and Poots in constant attendance, explored Brookside thoroughly.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading It was Linda, too, who brought armfuls of clean towels and showed them which was the hot and which the cold water in Aunt Polly's white and green bathroom.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food

From this reading They saw the poultry yard, where ducks and chickens and guinea-hens and one lame turkey lived happily together.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The next day the four children and Mother Blossom and Aunt Polly, with Linda and Jud part of the time and Spotty and Poots in constant attendance, explored Brookside thoroughly.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading It was Linda, too, who brought armfuls of clean towels and showed them which was the hot and which the cold water in Aunt Polly's white and green bathroom.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading It was Linda, too, who brought armfuls of clean towels and showed them which was the hot and which the cold water in Aunt Polly's white and green bathroom.

unvarying in nature

From this reading The next day the four children and Mother Blossom and Aunt Polly, with Linda and Jud part of the time and Spotty and Poots in constant attendance, explored Brookside thoroughly.

delicately beautiful

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The next day the four children and Mother Blossom and Aunt Polly, with Linda and Jud part of the time and Spotty and Poots in constant attendance, explored Brookside thoroughly.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

From this reading They saw the poultry yard, where ducks and chickens and guinea-hens and one lame turkey lived happily together.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

past form of “explore” — inquire into

From this reading The next day the four children and Mother Blossom and Aunt Polly, with Linda and Jud part of the time and Spotty and Poots in constant attendance, explored Brookside thoroughly.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

a young female

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading It was Linda, too, who brought armfuls of clean towels and showed them which was the hot and which the cold water in Aunt Polly's white and green bathroom.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They saw the poultry yard, where ducks and chickens and guinea-hens and one lame turkey lived happily together.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

in a joyous manner

From this reading They saw the poultry yard, where ducks and chickens and guinea-hens and one lame turkey lived happily together.

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading It was Linda, too, who brought armfuls of clean towels and showed them which was the hot and which the cold water in Aunt Polly's white and green bathroom.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The next day the four children and Mother Blossom and Aunt Polly, with Linda and Jud part of the time and Spotty and Poots in constant attendance, explored Brookside thoroughly.

someone who doesn't understand what is going on

From this reading They saw the poultry yard, where ducks and chickens and guinea-hens and one lame turkey lived happily together.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next day the four children and Mother Blossom and Aunt Polly, with Linda and Jud part of the time and Spotty and Poots in constant attendance, explored Brookside thoroughly.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading They saw the poultry yard, where ducks and chickens and guinea-hens and one lame turkey lived happily together.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading The next day the four children and Mother Blossom and Aunt Polly, with Linda and Jud part of the time and Spotty and Poots in constant attendance, explored Brookside thoroughly.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was Linda, too, who brought armfuls of clean towels and showed them which was the hot and which the cold water in Aunt Polly's white and green bathroom.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The next day the four children and Mother Blossom and Aunt Polly, with Linda and Jud part of the time and Spotty and Poots in constant attendance, explored Brookside thoroughly.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

From this reading They saw the poultry yard, where ducks and chickens and guinea-hens and one lame turkey lived happily together.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

past form of “protest” — utter words of protest

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

cut with a saw

From this reading They saw the poultry yard, where ducks and chickens and guinea-hens and one lame turkey lived happily together.

an educational institution

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading It was Linda, too, who brought armfuls of clean towels and showed them which was the hot and which the cold water in Aunt Polly's white and green bathroom.

ready to fall asleep

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)

From this reading The next day the four children and Mother Blossom and Aunt Polly, with Linda and Jud part of the time and Spotty and Poots in constant attendance, explored Brookside thoroughly.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

in an exhaustive manner

From this reading The next day the four children and Mother Blossom and Aunt Polly, with Linda and Jud part of the time and Spotty and Poots in constant attendance, explored Brookside thoroughly.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The next day the four children and Mother Blossom and Aunt Polly, with Linda and Jud part of the time and Spotty and Poots in constant attendance, explored Brookside thoroughly.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading They saw the poultry yard, where ducks and chickens and guinea-hens and one lame turkey lived happily together.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It was Linda, too, who brought armfuls of clean towels and showed them which was the hot and which the cold water in Aunt Polly's white and green bathroom.

plural of “towel” — a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

From this reading It was Linda, too, who brought armfuls of clean towels and showed them which was the hot and which the cold water in Aunt Polly's white and green bathroom.

large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

From this reading They saw the poultry yard, where ducks and chickens and guinea-hens and one lame turkey lived happily together.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading It was Linda, too, who brought armfuls of clean towels and showed them which was the hot and which the cold water in Aunt Polly's white and green bathroom.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

in or at the place that

From this reading They saw the poultry yard, where ducks and chickens and guinea-hens and one lame turkey lived happily together.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It was Linda, too, who brought armfuls of clean towels and showed them which was the hot and which the cold water in Aunt Polly's white and green bathroom.

a Caucasian

From this reading It was Linda, too, who brought armfuls of clean towels and showed them which was the hot and which the cold water in Aunt Polly's white and green bathroom.

which person or people

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Linda, a girl about fifteen, who lived with Aunt Polly and went to school in the winter and worked during the summer, had made the two pretty bedrooms as dainty as possible and had left a vase of flowers on the table in each room.

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE RAFT Though all of the four little Blossoms protested that they were not the least bit sleepy, it was not long after Mother and Aunt Polly had helped them to delicious brown bread and honey and milk and baked apples that they were stumbling up the stairs to baths and bed.

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading They saw the poultry yard, where ducks and chickens and guinea-hens and one lame turkey lived happily together.