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Chapter III
GETTING ACQUAINTED. In came Mrs. Mayfield and her nephew, with Jim, the preacher, following them. Margaret began industriously to dust a rocking chair. She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down. And I do hope she irons yo' clothes to suit you, Miz Mayfield," she added.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I do hope she irons yo' clothes to suit you, Miz Mayfield," she added.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margaret began industriously to dust a rocking chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' 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 Margaret began industriously to dust a rocking chair.
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I do hope she irons yo' clothes to suit you, Miz Mayfield," she added.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In came Mrs. Mayfield and her nephew, with Jim, the preacher, following them.
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From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margaret began industriously to dust a rocking chair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
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From this reading In came Mrs. Mayfield and her nephew, with Jim, the preacher, following them.
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From this reading Margaret began industriously to dust a rocking chair.
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From this reading And I do hope she irons yo' clothes to suit you, Miz Mayfield," she added.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And I do hope she irons yo' clothes to suit you, Miz Mayfield," she added.
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From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
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From this reading Margaret began industriously to dust a rocking chair.
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From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
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From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
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From this reading In came Mrs. Mayfield and her nephew, with Jim, the preacher, following them.
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In came Mrs. Mayfield and her nephew, with Jim, the preacher, following them.
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From this reading And I do hope she irons yo' clothes to suit you, Miz Mayfield," she added.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I do hope she irons yo' clothes to suit you, Miz Mayfield," she added.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In came Mrs. Mayfield and her nephew, with Jim, the preacher, following them.
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From this reading Margaret began industriously to dust a rocking chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
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From this reading And I do hope she irons yo' clothes to suit you, Miz Mayfield," she added.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
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From this reading In came Mrs. Mayfield and her nephew, with Jim, the preacher, following them.
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From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
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From this reading Margaret began industriously to dust a rocking chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In came Mrs. Mayfield and her nephew, with Jim, the preacher, following them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I do hope she irons yo' clothes to suit you, Miz Mayfield," she added.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In came Mrs. Mayfield and her nephew, with Jim, the preacher, following them.
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From this reading In came Mrs. Mayfield and her nephew, with Jim, the preacher, following them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
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From this reading In came Mrs. Mayfield and her nephew, with Jim, the preacher, following them.
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From this reading Margaret began industriously to dust a rocking chair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
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From this reading And I do hope she irons yo' clothes to suit you, Miz Mayfield," she added.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In came Mrs. Mayfield and her nephew, with Jim, the preacher, following them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In came Mrs. Mayfield and her nephew, with Jim, the preacher, following them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Margaret began industriously to dust a rocking chair.
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From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
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From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She bade them come in, if it were not too warm, "Mammy has been ironing but the fire's dyin' down.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In came Mrs. Mayfield and her nephew, with Jim, the preacher, following them.
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From this reading And I do hope she irons yo' clothes to suit you, Miz Mayfield," she added.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And I do hope she irons yo' clothes to suit you, Miz Mayfield," she added.
