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Chapter XII
A RINKING-PARTY. In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy. 'We'd better go and get ready for our rink-party. I expect everybody will be thankful to have something to do this horrid weather. Not that I mean that they will have accepted your invitation for that reason,' Horatia added hastily.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not that I mean that they will have accepted your invitation for that reason,' Horatia added hastily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.”
every person
From this reading “I expect everybody will be thankful to have something to do this horrid weather.”
to think that something will happen
From this reading “I expect everybody will be thankful to have something to do this horrid weather.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I expect everybody will be thankful to have something to do this horrid weather.”
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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 RINKING-PARTY.
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From this reading Not that I mean that they will have accepted your invitation for that reason,' Horatia added hastily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that I mean that they will have accepted your invitation for that reason,' Horatia added hastily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
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From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
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From this reading 'We'd better go and get ready for our rink-party.
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From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
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From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I expect everybody will be thankful to have something to do this horrid weather.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
every person
From this reading I expect everybody will be thankful to have something to do this horrid weather.
to think that something will happen
From this reading I expect everybody will be thankful to have something to do this horrid weather.
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From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'We'd better go and get ready for our rink-party.
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From this reading 'We'd better go and get ready for our rink-party.
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From this reading 'We'd better go and get ready for our rink-party.
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From this reading Not that I mean that they will have accepted your invitation for that reason,' Horatia added hastily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
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From this reading Not that I mean that they will have accepted your invitation for that reason,' Horatia added hastily.
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From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
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From this reading I expect everybody will be thankful to have something to do this horrid weather.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I expect everybody will be thankful to have something to do this horrid weather.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
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From this reading Not that I mean that they will have accepted your invitation for that reason,' Horatia added hastily.
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From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not that I mean that they will have accepted your invitation for that reason,' Horatia added hastily.
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From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that I mean that they will have accepted your invitation for that reason,' Horatia added hastily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'We'd better go and get ready for our rink-party.
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From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'We'd better go and get ready for our rink-party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not that I mean that they will have accepted your invitation for that reason,' Horatia added hastily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'We'd better go and get ready for our rink-party.
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From this reading A RINKING-PARTY.
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From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I expect everybody will be thankful to have something to do this horrid weather.
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From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I expect everybody will be thankful to have something to do this horrid weather.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that I mean that they will have accepted your invitation for that reason,' Horatia added hastily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that I mean that they will have accepted your invitation for that reason,' Horatia added hastily.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I expect everybody will be thankful to have something to do this horrid weather.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In spite of Horatia's laugh and her attempt to be as cheerful as ever, depression seemed to have fallen on every one, and Sarah looked the picture of melancholy.
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From this reading 'We'd better go and get ready for our rink-party.
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From this reading I expect everybody will be thankful to have something to do this horrid weather.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I expect everybody will be thankful to have something to do this horrid weather.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not that I mean that they will have accepted your invitation for that reason,' Horatia added hastily.
