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Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody. She was bent upon getting to Lilac Lane. "If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself. "There is no telling what Aunt Candy will do." She got there without any difficulty.
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later than; following
From this reading “Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.”
any person at all
From this reading “Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She was bent upon getting to Lilac Lane.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “She got there without any difficulty.”
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later than; following
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
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From this reading She got there without any difficulty.
any person at all
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
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From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
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From this reading "There is no telling what Aunt Candy will do."
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From this reading She was bent upon getting to Lilac Lane.
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From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
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From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
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From this reading "There is no telling what Aunt Candy will do."
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From this reading She got there without any difficulty.
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From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself.
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From this reading "If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
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From this reading "If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself.
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From this reading She was bent upon getting to Lilac Lane.
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From this reading She got there without any difficulty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is no telling what Aunt Candy will do."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was bent upon getting to Lilac Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was bent upon getting to Lilac Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
not any; not one
From this reading "There is no telling what Aunt Candy will do."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no telling what Aunt Candy will do."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was bent upon getting to Lilac Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was bent upon getting to Lilac Lane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was bent upon getting to Lilac Lane.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "There is no telling what Aunt Candy will do."
at the time that
From this reading "If I do not get there to-day, I don't know when I shall," she said to herself.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "There is no telling what Aunt Candy will do."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Matilda's spirits were not quite used up by the morning's experience, for after dinner she put on her bonnet, and took her Bible, and set off on an expedition, with out asking leave of anybody.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She got there without any difficulty.
