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Chapter XXVII
Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently. “I don’t believe that you’ve sat down this blessed day, Miss!” she said. “Nor no more than looked at good food. But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft! Fretting’s no manner of use, and fasting’s a poor stick to beat trouble with!”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t believe that you’ve sat down this blessed day, Miss!” she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Nor no more than looked at good food.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft!”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Nor no more than looked at good food.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fretting’s no manner of use, and fasting’s a poor stick to beat trouble with!””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft!”
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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 Fretting’s no manner of use, and fasting’s a poor stick to beat trouble with!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
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From this reading But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Nor no more than looked at good food.
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From this reading Fretting’s no manner of use, and fasting’s a poor stick to beat trouble with!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I don’t believe that you’ve sat down this blessed day, Miss!” she said.
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From this reading “I don’t believe that you’ve sat down this blessed day, Miss!” she said.
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From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft!
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From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
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From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t believe that you’ve sat down this blessed day, Miss!” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t believe that you’ve sat down this blessed day, Miss!” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t believe that you’ve sat down this blessed day, Miss!” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fretting’s no manner of use, and fasting’s a poor stick to beat trouble with!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nor no more than looked at good food.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fretting’s no manner of use, and fasting’s a poor stick to beat trouble with!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nor no more than looked at good food.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t believe that you’ve sat down this blessed day, Miss!” she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nor no more than looked at good food.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fretting’s no manner of use, and fasting’s a poor stick to beat trouble with!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t believe that you’ve sat down this blessed day, Miss!” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nor no more than looked at good food.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft!
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From this reading But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft!
not any; not one
From this reading “Nor no more than looked at good food.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Nor no more than looked at good food.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft!
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From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fretting’s no manner of use, and fasting’s a poor stick to beat trouble with!”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fretting’s no manner of use, and fasting’s a poor stick to beat trouble with!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t believe that you’ve sat down this blessed day, Miss!” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t believe that you’ve sat down this blessed day, Miss!” she said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don’t believe that you’ve sat down this blessed day, Miss!” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fretting’s no manner of use, and fasting’s a poor stick to beat trouble with!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Nor no more than looked at good food.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t believe that you’ve sat down this blessed day, Miss!” she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I don’t believe that you’ve sat down this blessed day, Miss!” she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Toft bringing in candles, and looking grave enough herself, noticed the girl’s pale face and chid her gently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fretting’s no manner of use, and fasting’s a poor stick to beat trouble with!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fretting’s no manner of use, and fasting’s a poor stick to beat trouble with!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fretting’s no manner of use, and fasting’s a poor stick to beat trouble with!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But tea you shall have and sit down to it, or my name’s not Anne Toft!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t believe that you’ve sat down this blessed day, Miss!” she said.
