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Chapter VI
Mrs. Quinn gave her a resounding blow with it. Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove. “O mother! mother!” shrieked Dil as she caught her arm. Mrs. Quinn gave her a push that sent her staggering across the room. She raised the stove-lid, and crowded in the book.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Mrs. Quinn gave her a push that sent her staggering across the room.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove.”
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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 Mrs. Quinn gave her a resounding blow with it.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Mrs. Quinn gave her a push that sent her staggering across the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She raised the stove-lid, and crowded in the book.
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From this reading “O mother! mother!” shrieked Dil as she caught her arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “O mother! mother!” shrieked Dil as she caught her arm.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove.
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From this reading Mrs. Quinn gave her a resounding blow with it.
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From this reading She raised the stove-lid, and crowded in the book.
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From this reading “O mother! mother!” shrieked Dil as she caught her arm.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove.
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From this reading She raised the stove-lid, and crowded in the book.
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From this reading Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove.
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From this reading Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove.
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From this reading Mrs. Quinn gave her a resounding blow with it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Quinn gave her a resounding blow with it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She raised the stove-lid, and crowded in the book.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Quinn gave her a resounding blow with it.
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From this reading Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “O mother! mother!” shrieked Dil as she caught her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Quinn gave her a resounding blow with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “O mother! mother!” shrieked Dil as she caught her arm.
above and across; more than
From this reading Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Quinn gave her a push that sent her staggering across the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Quinn gave her a resounding blow with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She raised the stove-lid, and crowded in the book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Quinn gave her a resounding blow with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Quinn gave her a push that sent her staggering across the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Quinn gave her a push that sent her staggering across the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove.
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From this reading “O mother! mother!” shrieked Dil as she caught her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Quinn gave her a push that sent her staggering across the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She raised the stove-lid, and crowded in the book.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Quinn gave her a push that sent her staggering across the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before Dil could fairly see, she had marched over to the stove.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Quinn gave her a resounding blow with it.
