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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 "She is doing for herself by this time; as nice a little housekeeper as her father ever imagined."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
always
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From this reading "I don't want to drop her," said Mrs. Hammond earnestly; "she is a dear little girl, whom I shall always love; but I don't see my way clear to doing what I would like for her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She is doing for herself by this time; as nice a little housekeeper as her father ever imagined."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
back
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From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I know, but—we don't intend to drop her in this way, do we?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "She is doing for herself by this time; as nice a little housekeeper as her father ever imagined."
chair
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From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
clear
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From this reading "I don't want to drop her," said Mrs. Hammond earnestly; "she is a dear little girl, whom I shall always love; but I don't see my way clear to doing what I would like for her.
dear
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From this reading "I don't want to drop her," said Mrs. Hammond earnestly; "she is a dear little girl, whom I shall always love; but I don't see my way clear to doing what I would like for her.
Dilly
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From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
doing
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From this reading "She is doing for herself by this time; as nice a little housekeeper as her father ever imagined."
don't
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From this reading "I know, but—we don't intend to drop her in this way, do we?"
drop
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From this reading "I know, but—we don't intend to drop her in this way, do we?"
earnestly
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From this reading "I don't want to drop her," said Mrs. Hammond earnestly; "she is a dear little girl, whom I shall always love; but I don't see my way clear to doing what I would like for her.
easy
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From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She is doing for herself by this time; as nice a little housekeeper as her father ever imagined."
father
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From this reading "She is doing for herself by this time; as nice a little housekeeper as her father ever imagined."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She is doing for herself by this time; as nice a little housekeeper as her father ever imagined."
girl
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From this reading "I don't want to drop her," said Mrs. Hammond earnestly; "she is a dear little girl, whom I shall always love; but I don't see my way clear to doing what I would like for her.
going
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From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
Hammond
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From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
Hart
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From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Do with her?" repeated Mrs. Hammond, smiling on him.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "She is doing for herself by this time; as nice a little housekeeper as her father ever imagined."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do with her?" repeated Mrs. Hammond, smiling on him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
housekeeper
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From this reading "She is doing for herself by this time; as nice a little housekeeper as her father ever imagined."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know, but—we don't intend to drop her in this way, do we?"
imagined
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From this reading "She is doing for herself by this time; as nice a little housekeeper as her father ever imagined."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
intend
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From this reading "I know, but—we don't intend to drop her in this way, do we?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is doing for herself by this time; as nice a little housekeeper as her father ever imagined."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know, but—we don't intend to drop her in this way, do we?"
leaned
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From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
like
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From this reading "I don't want to drop her," said Mrs. Hammond earnestly; "she is a dear little girl, whom I shall always love; but I don't see my way clear to doing what I would like for her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She is doing for herself by this time; as nice a little housekeeper as her father ever imagined."
love
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From this reading "I don't want to drop her," said Mrs. Hammond earnestly; "she is a dear little girl, whom I shall always love; but I don't see my way clear to doing what I would like for her.
luxurious
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From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
Mother
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From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
mother's
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From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
Mrs
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From this reading "Do with her?" repeated Mrs. Hammond, smiling on him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I don't want to drop her," said Mrs. Hammond earnestly; "she is a dear little girl, whom I shall always love; but I don't see my way clear to doing what I would like for her.
nice
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From this reading "She is doing for herself by this time; as nice a little housekeeper as her father ever imagined."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Do with her?" repeated Mrs. Hammond, smiling on him.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do with her?" repeated Mrs. Hammond, smiling on him.
said
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From this reading "I don't want to drop her," said Mrs. Hammond earnestly; "she is a dear little girl, whom I shall always love; but I don't see my way clear to doing what I would like for her.
see
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From this reading "I don't want to drop her," said Mrs. Hammond earnestly; "she is a dear little girl, whom I shall always love; but I don't see my way clear to doing what I would like for her.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I don't want to drop her," said Mrs. Hammond earnestly; "she is a dear little girl, whom I shall always love; but I don't see my way clear to doing what I would like for her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is doing for herself by this time; as nice a little housekeeper as her father ever imagined."
sitting-room
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From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
smiling
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From this reading "Do with her?" repeated Mrs. Hammond, smiling on him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
want
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From this reading "I don't want to drop her," said Mrs. Hammond earnestly; "she is a dear little girl, whom I shall always love; but I don't see my way clear to doing what I would like for her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
way
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From this reading "I know, but—we don't intend to drop her in this way, do we?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't want to drop her," said Mrs. Hammond earnestly; "she is a dear little girl, whom I shall always love; but I don't see my way clear to doing what I would like for her.
winter
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From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was about that time that Hart Hammond leaned back in the easy chair in his mother's luxurious sitting-room and asked,—"Mother, what are we going to do with Dilly this winter?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I don't want to drop her," said Mrs. Hammond earnestly; "she is a dear little girl, whom I shall always love; but I don't see my way clear to doing what I would like for her.
