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Chapter XXXVIII
Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund. Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy. “And now,” she said. “What is to be done? Sit down, both of you.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What is to be done?”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.
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From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “What is to be done?
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
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From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Sit down, both of you.
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From this reading Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is to be done?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sit down, both of you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
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From this reading Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is to be done?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And now,” she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And now,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sit down, both of you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Saxon showed her around, and she was delighted with everything, including the terms of the lease and its option to buy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is to be done?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Mortimer arrived with seed catalogs and farm books, to find Saxon immersed in the farm books borrowed from Edmund.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sit down, both of you.
