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“Oh yes!” cried Peony. “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!” “Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom. “That will not do at all. Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh yes!” cried Peony.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!””
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From this reading “That will not do at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “That will not do at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
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From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh yes!” cried Peony.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “That will not do at all.
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From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
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From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.
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From this reading “Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
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From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
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From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That will not do at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
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From this reading “Oh yes!” cried Peony.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.
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From this reading “Oh yes!” cried Peony.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
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From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That will not do at all.
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From this reading “Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom.
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From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
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From this reading Warm milk will not be wholesome for our little snow-sister.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And I will hug her, and she shall sit down close by me and drink some of my warm milk!”
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From this reading “Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh no, Peony!” answered Violet, with grave wisdom.
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From this reading “Oh yes!” cried Peony.
