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The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her. She went about as usual, doing her housework slowly and vigorously. Mrs. Field's cleanliness was proverbial in this cleanly New England neighborhood. It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell. There was never any bloom of dust on Mrs. Field's furniture; there was only the hard, dull glitter of the wood.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She went about as usual, doing her housework slowly and vigorously.”
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was never any bloom of dust on Mrs. Field's furniture; there was only the hard, dull glitter of the wood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.”
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading “It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went about as usual, doing her housework slowly and vigorously.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.”
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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 It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She went about as usual, doing her housework slowly and vigorously.
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From this reading It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.
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From this reading It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.
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From this reading There was never any bloom of dust on Mrs. Field's furniture; there was only the hard, dull glitter of the wood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She went about as usual, doing her housework slowly and vigorously.
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From this reading It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.
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From this reading It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.
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From this reading There was never any bloom of dust on Mrs. Field's furniture; there was only the hard, dull glitter of the wood.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.
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From this reading Mrs. Field's cleanliness was proverbial in this cleanly New England neighborhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Field's cleanliness was proverbial in this cleanly New England neighborhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went about as usual, doing her housework slowly and vigorously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was never any bloom of dust on Mrs. Field's furniture; there was only the hard, dull glitter of the wood.
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From this reading There was never any bloom of dust on Mrs. Field's furniture; there was only the hard, dull glitter of the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Field's cleanliness was proverbial in this cleanly New England neighborhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Field's cleanliness was proverbial in this cleanly New England neighborhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was never any bloom of dust on Mrs. Field's furniture; there was only the hard, dull glitter of the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was never any bloom of dust on Mrs. Field's furniture; there was only the hard, dull glitter of the wood.
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From this reading The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.
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From this reading There was never any bloom of dust on Mrs. Field's furniture; there was only the hard, dull glitter of the wood.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.
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From this reading She went about as usual, doing her housework slowly and vigorously.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Field's cleanliness was proverbial in this cleanly New England neighborhood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.
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From this reading The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Field's cleanliness was proverbial in this cleanly New England neighborhood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Field's cleanliness was proverbial in this cleanly New England neighborhood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was never any bloom of dust on Mrs. Field's furniture; there was only the hard, dull glitter of the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Field's cleanliness was proverbial in this cleanly New England neighborhood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.
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From this reading It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was never any bloom of dust on Mrs. Field's furniture; there was only the hard, dull glitter of the wood.
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From this reading There was never any bloom of dust on Mrs. Field's furniture; there was only the hard, dull glitter of the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Field's cleanliness was proverbial in this cleanly New England neighborhood.
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went about as usual, doing her housework slowly and vigorously.
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From this reading The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.
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From this reading She went about as usual, doing her housework slowly and vigorously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.
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From this reading There was never any bloom of dust on Mrs. Field's furniture; there was only the hard, dull glitter of the wood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Field's cleanliness was proverbial in this cleanly New England neighborhood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.
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From this reading She went about as usual, doing her housework slowly and vigorously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went about as usual, doing her housework slowly and vigorously.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Field's cleanliness was proverbial in this cleanly New England neighborhood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went about as usual, doing her housework slowly and vigorously.
at the time that
From this reading It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was never any bloom of dust on Mrs. Field's furniture; there was only the hard, dull glitter of the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It almost amounted to asceticism; her rooms, when her work was finished, had the bareness and purity of a nun's cell.
but in spite of that
From this reading The next morning Lois had gone to her school and her mother had not yet shown the letter to her.
