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Chapter III
"Yes; I couldn't find 'em anywhere." Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression. "I dunno what you mean, child," said she. Mr. Little had helped the man with the sleigh to start, and had now come in. He was pulling off his boots.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Little had helped the man with the sleigh to start, and had now come in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Little had helped the man with the sleigh to start, and had now come in.”
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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 Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
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From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
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From this reading "Yes; I couldn't find 'em anywhere."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
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From this reading He was pulling off his boots.
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From this reading "I dunno what you mean, child," said she.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Little had helped the man with the sleigh to start, and had now come in.
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From this reading "Yes; I couldn't find 'em anywhere."
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From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I dunno what you mean, child," said she.
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From this reading "Yes; I couldn't find 'em anywhere."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
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From this reading "Yes; I couldn't find 'em anywhere."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was pulling off his boots.
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From this reading Mr. Little had helped the man with the sleigh to start, and had now come in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was pulling off his boots.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes; I couldn't find 'em anywhere."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Little had helped the man with the sleigh to start, and had now come in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I dunno what you mean, child," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Little had helped the man with the sleigh to start, and had now come in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Little had helped the man with the sleigh to start, and had now come in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was pulling off his boots.
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From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
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From this reading He was pulling off his boots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I dunno what you mean, child," said she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I dunno what you mean, child," said she.
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From this reading Mr. Little had helped the man with the sleigh to start, and had now come in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Little had helped the man with the sleigh to start, and had now come in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Little had helped the man with the sleigh to start, and had now come in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I dunno what you mean, child," said she.
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Little, who had removed her wraps, and was crouching over the kitchen stove with her feet in the oven, looked at Ann Mary with a dazed expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; I couldn't find 'em anywhere."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I dunno what you mean, child," said she.
