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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
again
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From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Another present,” said the mistress of the house, smiling down into the brown eyes, and she kissed Polly as she stood at the foot of the stairs.
asked
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Another present,” said the mistress of the house, smiling down into the brown eyes, and she kissed Polly as she stood at the foot of the stairs.
attached
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
bed
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From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
began
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
book
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From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
brown
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From this reading “Another present,” said the mistress of the house, smiling down into the brown eyes, and she kissed Polly as she stood at the foot of the stairs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
cover
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
dinner
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
down
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From this reading “Another present,” said the mistress of the house, smiling down into the brown eyes, and she kissed Polly as she stood at the foot of the stairs.
Eleanor
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
exclaimed
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From this reading “Another present!” the little girl exclaimed when Miss Pomeroy told her she was to keep the pad “for her very own.”
eyes
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From this reading “Another present,” said the mistress of the house, smiling down into the brown eyes, and she kissed Polly as she stood at the foot of the stairs.
felt
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
firmly
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
foot
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From this reading “Another present,” said the mistress of the house, smiling down into the brown eyes, and she kissed Polly as she stood at the foot of the stairs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
gave
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
girl
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From this reading “Another present!” the little girl exclaimed when Miss Pomeroy told her she was to keep the pad “for her very own.”
head
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
Hetty
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
hour
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From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
house
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From this reading “Another present,” said the mistress of the house, smiling down into the brown eyes, and she kissed Polly as she stood at the foot of the stairs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Another present,” said the mistress of the house, smiling down into the brown eyes, and she kissed Polly as she stood at the foot of the stairs.
keep
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From this reading “Another present!” the little girl exclaimed when Miss Pomeroy told her she was to keep the pad “for her very own.”
kissed
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From this reading “Another present,” said the mistress of the house, smiling down into the brown eyes, and she kissed Polly as she stood at the foot of the stairs.
LILIES
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From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
linen
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
lips
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
little
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From this reading “Another present!” the little girl exclaimed when Miss Pomeroy told her she was to keep the pad “for her very own.”
long
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
longed
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
low
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From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
Miss
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
mistress
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From this reading “Another present,” said the mistress of the house, smiling down into the brown eyes, and she kissed Polly as she stood at the foot of the stairs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
out
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
own
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From this reading “Another present!” the little girl exclaimed when Miss Pomeroy told her she was to keep the pad “for her very own.”
pad
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
pages
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From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
paper
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
pencil
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
Polly
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From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
Polly's
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
Pomeroy
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
porch
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
present
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From this reading “Another present!” the little girl exclaimed when Miss Pomeroy told her she was to keep the pad “for her very own.”
pretty
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
read
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From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
red
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
ribbon
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
room
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
run
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
said
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From this reading “Another present,” said the mistress of the house, smiling down into the brown eyes, and she kissed Polly as she stood at the foot of the stairs.
seat
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
self-appointed
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
SESAMEnounUS /ˈses.ə.mi/
A tropical plant whose seeds are used in food, and the famous magical password 'Open Sesame'.
From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
set
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
sharp
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Another present!” the little girl exclaimed when Miss Pomeroy told her she was to keep the pad “for her very own.”
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
smiling
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From this reading “Another present,” said the mistress of the house, smiling down into the brown eyes, and she kissed Polly as she stood at the foot of the stairs.
smooth
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
south
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
stairs
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From this reading “Another present,” said the mistress of the house, smiling down into the brown eyes, and she kissed Polly as she stood at the foot of the stairs.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Another present,” said the mistress of the house, smiling down into the brown eyes, and she kissed Polly as she stood at the foot of the stairs.
task
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
ten
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From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
tired
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
told
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From this reading “Another present!” the little girl exclaimed when Miss Pomeroy told her she was to keep the pad “for her very own.”
took
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From this reading SESAME AND LILIES After her resting hour on the bed Polly took her book again from the low shelf and read another ten pages.
very
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From this reading “Another present!” the little girl exclaimed when Miss Pomeroy told her she was to keep the pad “for her very own.”
warm
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
went
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From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Another present!” the little girl exclaimed when Miss Pomeroy told her she was to keep the pad “for her very own.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before Miss Pomeroy went to her room after dinner, Polly asked for a pencil and paper, and Miss Hetty gave her a pad of smooth paper in a pretty linen cover, to which a sharp pencil was attached by a long red ribbon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
woods
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From this reading Polly’s head felt warm and tired, and she longed to run out into the woods with her book, but with the thought of Eleanor in her mind, she set her lips firmly and took her seat on the south porch, and began her self-appointed task.
