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Chapter IV
SOMETHING NEW. "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding. "What wee bits of hands!" she said, as she opened the blanket. "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother." "So much nicer than a brother!" exclaimed Jack, who was looking on with affected indifference.
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a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading “"Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"What wee bits of hands!" she said, as she opened the blanket.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “SOMETHING NEW.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.”
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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 "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
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From this reading "So much nicer than a brother!" exclaimed Jack, who was looking on with affected indifference.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."
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From this reading "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
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From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What wee bits of hands!" she said, as she opened the blanket.
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From this reading "What wee bits of hands!" she said, as she opened the blanket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So much nicer than a brother!" exclaimed Jack, who was looking on with affected indifference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "What wee bits of hands!" she said, as she opened the blanket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So much nicer than a brother!" exclaimed Jack, who was looking on with affected indifference.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So much nicer than a brother!" exclaimed Jack, who was looking on with affected indifference.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING NEW.
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From this reading "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What wee bits of hands!" she said, as she opened the blanket.
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From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "So much nicer than a brother!" exclaimed Jack, who was looking on with affected indifference.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What wee bits of hands!" she said, as she opened the blanket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What wee bits of hands!" she said, as she opened the blanket.
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From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING NEW.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
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From this reading "What wee bits of hands!" she said, as she opened the blanket.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, what a darling it is!" said Nannie to Belle, as they stood looking at the little bundle sister Mary was holding.
which person or people
From this reading "So much nicer than a brother!" exclaimed Jack, who was looking on with affected indifference.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "So much nicer than a brother!" exclaimed Jack, who was looking on with affected indifference.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm so glad it's a little sister; I haven't any little one, you know, and it's so much nicer than a brother."
