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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 "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am very sorry," said Annie, "but that is not easy to do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps she had forgotten that she had stolen them, and so went to heaven without that sin on her soul."
Annie
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading But don't let us think anything more about that.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
assume
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From this reading "That is a very comfortable way of looking at it," said Lawrence, "but wouldn't it be better to assume that she did not steal them?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "That is a very comfortable way of looking at it," said Lawrence, "but wouldn't it be better to assume that she did not steal them?"
Aunt
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That is a very comfortable way of looking at it," said Lawrence, "but wouldn't it be better to assume that she did not steal them?"
better
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From this reading "That is a very comfortable way of looking at it," said Lawrence, "but wouldn't it be better to assume that she did not steal them?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That is a very comfortable way of looking at it," said Lawrence, "but wouldn't it be better to assume that she did not steal them?"
cabin
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
chance
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
comfortable
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From this reading "That is a very comfortable way of looking at it," said Lawrence, "but wouldn't it be better to assume that she did not steal them?"
day
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
dear
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I am very sorry," said Annie, "but that is not easy to do.
don't
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
easy
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From this reading "I am very sorry," said Annie, "but that is not easy to do.
feel
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
forenoon
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Perhaps she had forgotten that she had stolen them, and so went to heaven without that sin on her soul."
glad
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
gone
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps she had forgotten that she had stolen them, and so went to heaven without that sin on her soul."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
heaven
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From this reading Perhaps she had forgotten that she had stolen them, and so went to heaven without that sin on her soul."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps she had forgotten that she had stolen them, and so went to heaven without that sin on her soul."
house
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am very sorry," said Annie, "but that is not easy to do.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is a very comfortable way of looking at it," said Lawrence, "but wouldn't it be better to assume that she did not steal them?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That is a very comfortable way of looking at it," said Lawrence, "but wouldn't it be better to assume that she did not steal them?"
Keswick
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
Lawrence
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But don't let us think anything more about that.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
looking
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From this reading "That is a very comfortable way of looking at it," said Lawrence, "but wouldn't it be better to assume that she did not steal them?"
more
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From this reading But don't let us think anything more about that.
Mrs
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
old
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
Patsy
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
Patsy's
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps she had forgotten that she had stolen them, and so went to heaven without that sin on her soul."
proceedings
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
said
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps she had forgotten that she had stolen them, and so went to heaven without that sin on her soul."
shoes
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
sin
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From this reading Perhaps she had forgotten that she had stolen them, and so went to heaven without that sin on her soul."
sitting
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps she had forgotten that she had stolen them, and so went to heaven without that sin on her soul."
sorry
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From this reading "I am very sorry," said Annie, "but that is not easy to do.
soul
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From this reading Perhaps she had forgotten that she had stolen them, and so went to heaven without that sin on her soul."
speak
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
steal
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From this reading "That is a very comfortable way of looking at it," said Lawrence, "but wouldn't it be better to assume that she did not steal them?"
stolen
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From this reading Perhaps she had forgotten that she had stolen them, and so went to heaven without that sin on her soul."
supervise
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Perhaps she had forgotten that she had stolen them, and so went to heaven without that sin on her soul."
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
there
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But don't let us think anything more about that.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
together
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From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But don't let us think anything more about that.
very
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From this reading "That is a very comfortable way of looking at it," said Lawrence, "but wouldn't it be better to assume that she did not steal them?"
way
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From this reading "That is a very comfortable way of looking at it," said Lawrence, "but wouldn't it be better to assume that she did not steal them?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps she had forgotten that she had stolen them, and so went to heaven without that sin on her soul."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Perhaps she had forgotten that she had stolen them, and so went to heaven without that sin on her soul."
wouldn't
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From this reading "That is a very comfortable way of looking at it," said Lawrence, "but wouldn't it be better to assume that she did not steal them?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lawrence," said Annie, on the forenoon of the next day, as they were sitting together in the parlor with the house to themselves, Mrs Keswick having gone to Aunt Patsy's cabin to supervise proceedings there, "Lawrence, don't you feel glad that we did not have a chance to speak to dear old Aunt Patsy about those little shoes?
