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Chapter IV
LOOKING FOR LODGINGS. Aunt Betha was not the person to do anything by halves. She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task. She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time. First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Aunt Betha was not the person to do anything by halves.”
eating the morning meal in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.
any thing at all
From this reading Aunt Betha was not the person to do anything by halves.
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From this reading Aunt Betha was not the person to do anything by halves.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
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From this reading Aunt Betha was not the person to do anything by halves.
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From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
eating the morning meal in a specific situation in this story
From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Aunt Betha was not the person to do anything by halves.
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From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
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From this reading She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.
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From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Aunt Betha was not the person to do anything by halves.
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From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
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From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
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From this reading She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.
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From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
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From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOOKING FOR LODGINGS.
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From this reading She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.
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From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
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From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.
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From this reading Aunt Betha was not the person to do anything by halves.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.
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From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
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From this reading She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
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From this reading LOOKING FOR LODGINGS.
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From this reading LOOKING FOR LODGINGS.
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From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Aunt Betha was not the person to do anything by halves.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Betha was not the person to do anything by halves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.
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From this reading She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
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From this reading She had promised to set forth early the next day to "hunt for lodgings," and she did not shrink from her task.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aunt Betha was not the person to do anything by halves.
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From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aunt Betha was not the person to do anything by halves.
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From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
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From this reading She was up earlier than usual, that everything might be in order and her daily routine gone through in good time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aunt Betha was not the person to do anything by halves.
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From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
in the company of; together with
From this reading First there was Guy to be washed and dressed; and his breakfast, with his two little sisters, Maude and Hilda,--Edith breakfasting in the dining-room with her elders.
