Chapter V

equally

From this reading "We had them exactly alike," she told Ruth, "only mine was dressed in blue and Henrietta's in pink; we always dressed them so to tell them apart.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "We had them exactly alike," she told Ruth, "only mine was dressed in blue and Henrietta's in pink; we always dressed them so to tell them apart.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading "We had them exactly alike," she told Ruth, "only mine was dressed in blue and Henrietta's in pink; we always dressed them so to tell them apart.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "What became of yours?" asked Ruth interested.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading "What became of yours?" asked Ruth interested.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading My father brought them to us once when he had been to New York, and we thought there never were dolls like them."

past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading "We had them exactly alike," she told Ruth, "only mine was dressed in blue and Henrietta's in pink; we always dressed them so to tell them apart.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading She took the broken doll in her hands and looked at it tenderly.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading My father brought them to us once when he had been to New York, and we thought there never were dolls like them."

a young person of either sex

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading My father brought them to us once when he had been to New York, and we thought there never were dolls like them."

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading "We had them exactly alike," she told Ruth, "only mine was dressed in blue and Henrietta's in pink; we always dressed them so to tell them apart.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading "We had them exactly alike," she told Ruth, "only mine was dressed in blue and Henrietta's in pink; we always dressed them so to tell them apart.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading My father brought them to us once when he had been to New York, and we thought there never were dolls like them."

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading She took the broken doll in her hands and looked at it tenderly.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading My father brought them to us once when he had been to New York, and we thought there never were dolls like them."

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From this reading "We had them exactly alike," she told Ruth, "only mine was dressed in blue and Henrietta's in pink; we always dressed them so to tell them apart.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

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From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She took the broken doll in her hands and looked at it tenderly.

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

From this reading "What became of yours?" asked Ruth interested.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She took the broken doll in her hands and looked at it tenderly.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading My father brought them to us once when he had been to New York, and we thought there never were dolls like them."

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She took the broken doll in her hands and looked at it tenderly.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "We had them exactly alike," she told Ruth, "only mine was dressed in blue and Henrietta's in pink; we always dressed them so to tell them apart.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My father brought them to us once when he had been to New York, and we thought there never were dolls like them."

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading My father brought them to us once when he had been to New York, and we thought there never were dolls like them."

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading My father brought them to us once when he had been to New York, and we thought there never were dolls like them."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

on one occasion

From this reading My father brought them to us once when he had been to New York, and we thought there never were dolls like them."

and nothing more

From this reading "We had them exactly alike," she told Ruth, "only mine was dressed in blue and Henrietta's in pink; we always dressed them so to tell them apart.

a light shade of red

From this reading "We had them exactly alike," she told Ruth, "only mine was dressed in blue and Henrietta's in pink; we always dressed them so to tell them apart.

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She took the broken doll in her hands and looked at it tenderly.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "We had them exactly alike," she told Ruth, "only mine was dressed in blue and Henrietta's in pink; we always dressed them so to tell them apart.

express in words

From this reading "We had them exactly alike," she told Ruth, "only mine was dressed in blue and Henrietta's in pink; we always dressed them so to tell them apart.

with tenderness; in a tender manner

From this reading She took the broken doll in her hands and looked at it tenderly.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "We had them exactly alike," she told Ruth, "only mine was dressed in blue and Henrietta's in pink; we always dressed them so to tell them apart.

in or at that place or location

From this reading My father brought them to us once when he had been to New York, and we thought there never were dolls like them."

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading My father brought them to us once when he had been to New York, and we thought there never were dolls like them."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading She took the broken doll in her hands and looked at it tenderly.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My father brought them to us once when he had been to New York, and we thought there never were dolls like them."

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "We had them exactly alike," she told Ruth, "only mine was dressed in blue and Henrietta's in pink; we always dressed them so to tell them apart.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We had them exactly alike," she told Ruth, "only mine was dressed in blue and Henrietta's in pink; we always dressed them so to tell them apart.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What became of yours?" asked Ruth interested.

at the time that

From this reading My father brought them to us once when he had been to New York, and we thought there never were dolls like them."

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Billy and The Doll MISS HESTER did her best to comfort the grieving Ruth, and, if the truth were told, felt nearly as badly as the child herself at the destruction of the doll which had belonged to her twin sister.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading My father brought them to us once when he had been to New York, and we thought there never were dolls like them."

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading "What became of yours?" asked Ruth interested.