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'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!' But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing. I rubbed snow in her face and brought her to, and after a while got her excitement cooled down. By-and-by she drifted into her story again: 'So we began to live here in the fine house.
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later than; following
From this reading “I rubbed snow in her face and brought her to, and after a while got her excitement cooled down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By-and-by she drifted into her story again:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'So we began to live here in the fine house.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I rubbed snow in her face and brought her to, and after a while got her excitement cooled down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'So we began to live here in the fine house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'So we began to live here in the fine house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.”
during the time that
From this reading “I rubbed snow in her face and brought her to, and after a while got her excitement cooled down.”
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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 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
later than; following
From this reading I rubbed snow in her face and brought her to, and after a while got her excitement cooled down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By-and-by she drifted into her story again:
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From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
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From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'So we began to live here in the fine house.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I rubbed snow in her face and brought her to, and after a while got her excitement cooled down.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
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From this reading By-and-by she drifted into her story again:
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From this reading I rubbed snow in her face and brought her to, and after a while got her excitement cooled down.
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From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
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From this reading I rubbed snow in her face and brought her to, and after a while got her excitement cooled down.
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From this reading By-and-by she drifted into her story again:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I rubbed snow in her face and brought her to, and after a while got her excitement cooled down.
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From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
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From this reading I rubbed snow in her face and brought her to, and after a while got her excitement cooled down.
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From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'So we began to live here in the fine house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
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From this reading I rubbed snow in her face and brought her to, and after a while got her excitement cooled down.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'So we began to live here in the fine house.
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From this reading 'So we began to live here in the fine house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
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From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By-and-by she drifted into her story again:
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From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
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From this reading 'So we began to live here in the fine house.
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From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
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From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
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From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I rubbed snow in her face and brought her to, and after a while got her excitement cooled down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
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From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I rubbed snow in her face and brought her to, and after a while got her excitement cooled down.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'So we began to live here in the fine house.
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From this reading By-and-by she drifted into her story again:
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From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I rubbed snow in her face and brought her to, and after a while got her excitement cooled down.
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From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this vision of an ideal feast was too much for her, and she swooned away, poor thing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'So we began to live here in the fine house.
during the time that
From this reading I rubbed snow in her face and brought her to, and after a while got her excitement cooled down.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Don't--oh, don't--I shall expire with ecstasy!--' 'And then serve it all up in a slush-bucket, and invite the neighbours and sail in!'
