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Chapter XXXIX
PEAKSLOW'S HOUSE-RAISING. "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children! What could you have been thinking of, Lavinia dear? I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming. The idea of their turning our library into a kitchen!
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What could you have been thinking of, Lavinia dear?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “What could you have been thinking of, Lavinia dear?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What could you have been thinking of, Lavinia dear?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!”
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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 The idea of their turning our library into a kitchen!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What could you have been thinking of, Lavinia dear?
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From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming.
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From this reading I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could you have been thinking of, Lavinia dear?
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From this reading What could you have been thinking of, Lavinia dear?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
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From this reading PEAKSLOW'S HOUSE-RAISING.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming.
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From this reading I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming.
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From this reading The idea of their turning our library into a kitchen!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The idea of their turning our library into a kitchen!
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From this reading The idea of their turning our library into a kitchen!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What could you have been thinking of, Lavinia dear?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The idea of their turning our library into a kitchen!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
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From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The idea of their turning our library into a kitchen!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEAKSLOW'S HOUSE-RAISING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What could you have been thinking of, Lavinia dear?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The idea of their turning our library into a kitchen!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Mercy on me!" said Caroline, hearing an unusual noise in the front part of the house; "now we are to have the racket of those Peakslow children!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could you have been thinking of, Lavinia dear?
at the time that
From this reading I'm sure _I_ didn't know what I was saying when I gave _my_ consent to their coming.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What could you have been thinking of, Lavinia dear?
