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Chapter XIX
A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies. The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety. "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days? You're fagged out." "No," Rosie said.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “"Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “"Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.”
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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 FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
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From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
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From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
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From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
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From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
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From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
two people or things considered together
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
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From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
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From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
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From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
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From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
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From this reading You're fagged out."
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From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
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From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
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From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
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From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
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From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," Rosie said.
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From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're fagged out."
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From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
up to a particular time
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day the heat continued and Geraldine fretted and drooped until Rosie was frantic with anxiety.
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From this reading A FEVERED WORLD It was a sultry, oppressive night, hard enough for adults to endure and fearfully weakening to teething babies.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Rosie dear, you're all pale and thin," her mother remarked, and Janet McFadden, looking at her affectionately, said: "Now, Rosie, why don't you let me deliver your papers for a couple of days?
