Chapter III

later than; following

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

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

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

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

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading "No," said Emma, "she is very sick, and so I did not think it best to take her up."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By and by the little girl who played the most with Emma came in and said, "Why, Emma, you have not taken your doll up this morning."

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

dearly loved

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

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

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

psychological suffering

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading By and by the little girl who played the most with Emma came in and said, "Why, Emma, you have not taken your doll up this morning."

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From this reading By and by the little girl who played the most with Emma came in and said, "Why, Emma, you have not taken your doll up this morning."

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

a young female

From this reading By and by the little girl who played the most with Emma came in and said, "Why, Emma, you have not taken your doll up this morning."

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading By and by the little girl who played the most with Emma came in and said, "Why, Emma, you have not taken your doll up this morning."

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

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

From this reading "No," said Emma, "she is very sick, and so I did not think it best to take her up."

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From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

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

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

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

From this reading "No," said Emma, "she is very sick, and so I did not think it best to take her up."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "No," said Emma, "she is very sick, and so I did not think it best to take her up."

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From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading By and by the little girl who played the most with Emma came in and said, "Why, Emma, you have not taken your doll up this morning."

used to form the superlative

From this reading By and by the little girl who played the most with Emma came in and said, "Why, Emma, you have not taken your doll up this morning."

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY SICKNESS.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

not any; not one

From this reading "No," said Emma, "she is very sick, and so I did not think it best to take her up."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading By and by the little girl who played the most with Emma came in and said, "Why, Emma, you have not taken your doll up this morning."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

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

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading MY SICKNESS.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

travel through water

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

carry out

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading By and by the little girl who played the most with Emma came in and said, "Why, Emma, you have not taken your doll up this morning."

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

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "No," said Emma, "she is very sick, and so I did not think it best to take her up."

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading By and by the little girl who played the most with Emma came in and said, "Why, Emma, you have not taken your doll up this morning."

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

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

precisely as stated

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

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

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

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

From this reading One night as I was lying in my bed, my head began to swim, my lips were parched, and I felt very sick.

which person or people

From this reading By and by the little girl who played the most with Emma came in and said, "Why, Emma, you have not taken your doll up this morning."

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading By and by the little girl who played the most with Emma came in and said, "Why, Emma, you have not taken your doll up this morning."

in the company of; together with

From this reading By and by the little girl who played the most with Emma came in and said, "Why, Emma, you have not taken your doll up this morning."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading After passing the night in great distress, my mother came to me and said, "Dear little Josey, how sick you look!" and so she did not take me up.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading By and by the little girl who played the most with Emma came in and said, "Why, Emma, you have not taken your doll up this morning."