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Chapter XIII
MRS. MARX'S OPINION. A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her. "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore. Is all the world gone yet?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.”
demanded something firmly
From this reading “A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Is all the world gone yet?"”
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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 A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
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From this reading Is all the world gone yet?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
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From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
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From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
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From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is all the world gone yet?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
demanded something firmly
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is all the world gone yet?"
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From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
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From this reading MARX'S OPINION.
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From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
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From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
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From this reading MRS.
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From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
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From this reading MARX'S OPINION.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few more days went by; and then Mrs. Wishart began to mend; so much that she insisted her friends must not shut themselves up with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is all the world gone yet?"
but in spite of that
From this reading Is all the world gone yet?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do go down-stairs and see the people!" she said; "or take your kind aunt, Lois, and show her the wonders of Appledore.
