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Chapter XVII
THE winter was a rather open one, with but little snow. Matters were somewhat better in Yerbury, but bad enough, Sylvie Barry thought. The churches began their usual work,--parish aids, clothing-clubs, and sewing-societies. It was as she said: they begged from the rich to give to the poor. Women met to make or to alter over garments, and devise means to render the poor more comfortable.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The churches began their usual work,--parish aids, clothing-clubs, and sewing-societies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE winter was a rather open one, with but little snow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Women met to make or to alter over garments, and devise means to render the poor more comfortable.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE winter was a rather open one, with but little snow.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “THE winter was a rather open one, with but little snow.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Women met to make or to alter over garments, and devise means to render the poor more comfortable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was as she said: they begged from the rich to give to the poor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Matters were somewhat better in Yerbury, but bad enough, Sylvie Barry thought.”
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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 THE winter was a rather open one, with but little snow.
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From this reading The churches began their usual work,--parish aids, clothing-clubs, and sewing-societies.
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From this reading Women met to make or to alter over garments, and devise means to render the poor more comfortable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The churches began their usual work,--parish aids, clothing-clubs, and sewing-societies.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as she said: they begged from the rich to give to the poor.
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From this reading Matters were somewhat better in Yerbury, but bad enough, Sylvie Barry thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matters were somewhat better in Yerbury, but bad enough, Sylvie Barry thought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The churches began their usual work,--parish aids, clothing-clubs, and sewing-societies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was as she said: they begged from the rich to give to the poor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matters were somewhat better in Yerbury, but bad enough, Sylvie Barry thought.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE winter was a rather open one, with but little snow.
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From this reading The churches began their usual work,--parish aids, clothing-clubs, and sewing-societies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The churches began their usual work,--parish aids, clothing-clubs, and sewing-societies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Women met to make or to alter over garments, and devise means to render the poor more comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Women met to make or to alter over garments, and devise means to render the poor more comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matters were somewhat better in Yerbury, but bad enough, Sylvie Barry thought.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was as she said: they begged from the rich to give to the poor.
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From this reading Women met to make or to alter over garments, and devise means to render the poor more comfortable.
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From this reading It was as she said: they begged from the rich to give to the poor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Matters were somewhat better in Yerbury, but bad enough, Sylvie Barry thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as she said: they begged from the rich to give to the poor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE winter was a rather open one, with but little snow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Women met to make or to alter over garments, and devise means to render the poor more comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matters were somewhat better in Yerbury, but bad enough, Sylvie Barry thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Women met to make or to alter over garments, and devise means to render the poor more comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Women met to make or to alter over garments, and devise means to render the poor more comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Women met to make or to alter over garments, and devise means to render the poor more comfortable.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE winter was a rather open one, with but little snow.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE winter was a rather open one, with but little snow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Women met to make or to alter over garments, and devise means to render the poor more comfortable.
above and across; more than
From this reading Women met to make or to alter over garments, and devise means to render the poor more comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The churches began their usual work,--parish aids, clothing-clubs, and sewing-societies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as she said: they begged from the rich to give to the poor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE winter was a rather open one, with but little snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Women met to make or to alter over garments, and devise means to render the poor more comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was as she said: they begged from the rich to give to the poor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was as she said: they begged from the rich to give to the poor.
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From this reading The churches began their usual work,--parish aids, clothing-clubs, and sewing-societies.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was as she said: they begged from the rich to give to the poor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE winter was a rather open one, with but little snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matters were somewhat better in Yerbury, but bad enough, Sylvie Barry thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matters were somewhat better in Yerbury, but bad enough, Sylvie Barry thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE winter was a rather open one, with but little snow.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The churches began their usual work,--parish aids, clothing-clubs, and sewing-societies.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was as she said: they begged from the rich to give to the poor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matters were somewhat better in Yerbury, but bad enough, Sylvie Barry thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was as she said: they begged from the rich to give to the poor.
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From this reading The churches began their usual work,--parish aids, clothing-clubs, and sewing-societies.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE winter was a rather open one, with but little snow.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Matters were somewhat better in Yerbury, but bad enough, Sylvie Barry thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE winter was a rather open one, with but little snow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE winter was a rather open one, with but little snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Women met to make or to alter over garments, and devise means to render the poor more comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The churches began their usual work,--parish aids, clothing-clubs, and sewing-societies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matters were somewhat better in Yerbury, but bad enough, Sylvie Barry thought.
