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Chapter III
“Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself. We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in. Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten. But we will make it all right. Come along in.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Come along in.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.”
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading ““Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But we will make it all right.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.”
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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 We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
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From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
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From this reading But we will make it all right.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come along in.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we will make it all right.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But we will make it all right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But we will make it all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
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From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
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From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
