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Chapter III
THE MOTHER’S RETURN. “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii. 5. “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.” “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.””
above and across; more than
From this reading ““I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.””
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading ““Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.”
an old word for “to”
From this reading ““Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.””
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From this reading 5.
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From this reading “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
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From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
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From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
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From this reading “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
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From this reading “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.
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From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
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From this reading THE MOTHER’S RETURN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.
above and across; more than
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOTHER’S RETURN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOTHER’S RETURN.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.
an old word for “to”
From this reading “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”—PROV. iii.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I am so glad that dear mother is coming back to-day!” cried little Mary Benson; “it seemed as if the week would never be over.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; if we had not been so busy knitting these cuffs for her, we should have found the time weary indeed,” said Maria.
