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Chapter VI
In the morning Grannie got up as usual. She was very white and shaky, but she had no intention of complaining. The pain from which she was suffering had somewhat abated, but the poor hand and arm felt tired and very feeble. She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon. She did not want to add trouble to trouble just now.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The pain from which she was suffering had somewhat abated, but the poor hand and arm felt tired and very feeble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the morning Grannie got up as usual.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The pain from which she was suffering had somewhat abated, but the poor hand and arm felt tired and very feeble.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.”
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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 She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
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From this reading The pain from which she was suffering had somewhat abated, but the poor hand and arm felt tired and very feeble.
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From this reading She did not want to add trouble to trouble just now.
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From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was very white and shaky, but she had no intention of complaining.
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From this reading The pain from which she was suffering had somewhat abated, but the poor hand and arm felt tired and very feeble.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the morning Grannie got up as usual.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
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From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was very white and shaky, but she had no intention of complaining.
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From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
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From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
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From this reading She was very white and shaky, but she had no intention of complaining.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
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From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not want to add trouble to trouble just now.
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From this reading The pain from which she was suffering had somewhat abated, but the poor hand and arm felt tired and very feeble.
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From this reading The pain from which she was suffering had somewhat abated, but the poor hand and arm felt tired and very feeble.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The pain from which she was suffering had somewhat abated, but the poor hand and arm felt tired and very feeble.
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From this reading In the morning Grannie got up as usual.
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From this reading In the morning Grannie got up as usual.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was very white and shaky, but she had no intention of complaining.
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From this reading The pain from which she was suffering had somewhat abated, but the poor hand and arm felt tired and very feeble.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning Grannie got up as usual.
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From this reading She was very white and shaky, but she had no intention of complaining.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
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From this reading She did not want to add trouble to trouble just now.
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From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning Grannie got up as usual.
not any; not one
From this reading She was very white and shaky, but she had no intention of complaining.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
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From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not want to add trouble to trouble just now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was very white and shaky, but she had no intention of complaining.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pain from which she was suffering had somewhat abated, but the poor hand and arm felt tired and very feeble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pain from which she was suffering had somewhat abated, but the poor hand and arm felt tired and very feeble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was very white and shaky, but she had no intention of complaining.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was very white and shaky, but she had no intention of complaining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pain from which she was suffering had somewhat abated, but the poor hand and arm felt tired and very feeble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pain from which she was suffering had somewhat abated, but the poor hand and arm felt tired and very feeble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning Grannie got up as usual.
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From this reading The pain from which she was suffering had somewhat abated, but the poor hand and arm felt tired and very feeble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
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From this reading She did not want to add trouble to trouble just now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the morning Grannie got up as usual.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the morning Grannie got up as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was very white and shaky, but she had no intention of complaining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not want to add trouble to trouble just now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was very white and shaky, but she had no intention of complaining.
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From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The pain from which she was suffering had somewhat abated, but the poor hand and arm felt tired and very feeble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was very white and shaky, but she had no intention of complaining.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She longed for the comfort of a sling, but decided not to wear one; the children would all notice it and pass remarks, and Grannie could not bear to be commented upon.
