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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
accident
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
alarming
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From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
all
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Because Rachel was fat, she could not jump and turn as lithely as the lean little pigs.
aroused
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From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Because Rachel was fat, she could not jump and turn as lithely as the lean little pigs.
back
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
bankrupting
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From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because Rachel was fat, she could not jump and turn as lithely as the lean little pigs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
calls
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From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
Camp
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
catch
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
cause
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From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
chase
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
dire
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
early
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From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
ENCOURAGEMENT
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From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
envy
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
especial
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
exercise
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
fancied
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
fat
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From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
fugitives
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
game
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From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
girl
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
girls
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From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
green
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
happened
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
hear
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
hop
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
instantly
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
investments
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From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
JANET
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From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
jump
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From this reading Because Rachel was fat, she could not jump and turn as lithely as the lean little pigs.
kept
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
lean
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From this reading Because Rachel was fat, she could not jump and turn as lithely as the lean little pigs.
line
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
lithely
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From this reading Because Rachel was fat, she could not jump and turn as lithely as the lean little pigs.
little
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From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
look
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
ludicrous
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From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
made
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
mammy
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From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
manner
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
morning
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From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
next
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From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
pigs
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From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
plainly
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
platform
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
playing
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From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
Rachel
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From this reading Because Rachel was fat, she could not jump and turn as lithely as the lean little pigs.
Rachel's
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From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
ran
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
RECEIVES
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From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
saw
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From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
scouts
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
Seal
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
seemed
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From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Because Rachel was fat, she could not jump and turn as lithely as the lean little pigs.
shrill
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From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
skip
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
slumbers
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From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
Solomon's
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
some
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
stairway
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
sweet
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From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
tantalizing
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
three
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From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
try
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From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
turn
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From this reading Because Rachel was fat, she could not jump and turn as lithely as the lean little pigs.
voice
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JANET RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT The girls were aroused from sweet slumbers early the next morning by Rachel’s shrill calls.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
windows
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What they saw was not an alarming cause for bankrupting their investments, but a ludicrous game that the fat mammy seemed to be playing with three little pigs.
work
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From this reading Each girl instantly fancied that some dire accident must have happened to her especial line of work, so they all ran to the platform of the stairway to look from the back windows where they could plainly hear Rachel’s voice.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And having three tantalizing fugitives to chase and try to catch kept her on the “hop, skip and jump” exercise in a manner that would have made the girl scouts of Solomon’s Seal Camp green with envy.
