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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
again
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
age
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
always
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
beloved
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
bleached
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
broad
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
child
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From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
clothes
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
cloud-curtain
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
couple
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From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
cry
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
dampen
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
daughter
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From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
days
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From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
dear
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From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
down
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From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
drollest
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
drying
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From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
Earth
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From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
enough
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
face
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
fancies
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
first
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
friendly
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
garden
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From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
girl
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
grasp
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
great
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From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
Gurlitz
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From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
heartily
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
help
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From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
here
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To-day, moreover, the old woman had reason to laugh, as she looked down into the Gurlitz garden.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
landlord's
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From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
later
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From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
laugh
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From this reading To-day, moreover, the old woman had reason to laugh, as she looked down into the Gurlitz garden.
laughed
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
little
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From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
looked
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From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
many
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
more
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading To-day, moreover, the old woman had reason to laugh, as she looked down into the Gurlitz garden.
morning
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From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
mother
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
now
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From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
occasion
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
old
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
out
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From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
peer
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
played
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
pleasure
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
rain-cloud
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From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
reason
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From this reading To-day, moreover, the old woman had reason to laugh, as she looked down into the Gurlitz garden.
right
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From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
sad
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
see
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
settle
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
sportive
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
sprinkler
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
sun
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From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
task
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A couple of days later, the sun looked down in the morning right out of a rain-cloud, over the landlord's garden at Gurlitz.
there
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
time
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
To-day
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From this reading To-day, moreover, the old woman had reason to laugh, as she looked down into the Gurlitz garden.
tricks
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
very
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
washing
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From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
white
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From this reading It was, as it is always, a great pleasure to see the old mother settle herself to the task, and with her broad, friendly face peer out, now here, now there, from the white cloud-curtain, and again grasp the sprinkler, to dampen the bleached clothes a little more.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
woman
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From this reading To-day, moreover, the old woman had reason to laugh, as she looked down into the Gurlitz garden.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her daughter, the Earth, had been having a great washing, and now she would help her dear child a little with the drying.
youngest
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From this reading On such an occasion she was always very sportive; she had the drollest fancies, and played as many tricks in her old age as the youngest girl, when she is beloved for the first time,--now she was sad enough to cry, and again she laughed heartily.
