Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

later than; following

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

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From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

used as intensifiers

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

for the reason that

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

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From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

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From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

terminate

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

possessive form of “cannon” — a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

an occurrence of something

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

being joined in close association

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

a special loved one

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

dearly loved

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

something intended to communicate a particular impression

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

being one more than seven

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

plural of “exercise” — the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

provide as food

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

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From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I mean the cannon and not Jean's father.

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From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

possessive form of “jean” — a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading I mean the cannon and not Jean's father.

and nothing more

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

tell false information to for fun

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

plural of “like” — a similar kind

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I mean the cannon and not Jean's father.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

plural of “mussel” — black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

not any; not one

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I mean the cannon and not Jean's father.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

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From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

and nothing more

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

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From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

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From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

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From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

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From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

walk as if unable to control one's movements

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

Identical; not different.

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

an educational institution

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

not in physical motion

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

express in words

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

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From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

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From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

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From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

except if; if not

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

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From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

the act of using

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

precisely as stated

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

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From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

at the time that

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading All the same we do free exercises every morning just to keep our mussels in good order for the gym competition and I tell them fairy stories when their's nothing else to do and Angela says they're not bad only she likes reel stories best which is a great pitty becos I don't know any reel stories but still they put up with my kind of stories very well and Jean says I'm a funny kid.

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From this reading The cannon is Finny's uncle and he's awfully nice though a little unreesonable Jean says and Jean knows bekause her father is a professor and he has ofered a prize for whoever is best at the gym display on the break up day.

United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)

From this reading IN 'QUORRANTEEN' 'MY DEAR DARLING DEAREST FATHER,--We are in quorranteen that's Jean Murray and Angela Wilkins and me becos we tried to feed the poor after the cannon's sermon and the poor had scarlet fever and now praps we shall have scarlet fever too and in case we do we've got to stop in quorranteen for eight days and it's an awful shame becourse it gives us such a little time to practis for the gym prize.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.

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From this reading Quorranteen is a little house built by itself in the garden and connected with the school by a covvered passage that leads into the front hall because Jean says it's no use being in quorranteen unless you're quite sure no one can catch things off you so we are issolated.