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Chapter XIII
"Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves." _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls. Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me." _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand. Because if you have not, I have."
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any thing at all
From this reading “_Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Because if you have not, I have."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Because if you have not, I have."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “"Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “_Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
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From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
any thing at all
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
for the reason that
From this reading Because if you have not, I have."
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From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Because if you have not, I have."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
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From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
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From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mother._--"I don't intend to do anything of the sort; I said, 'What shall we do?' merely to know if you had any private business on hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us sit down here, and now you shall talk to me."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Schillie._--"Oh, I am perfectly comfortable, now that we are not to be plagued with those girls.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now then," said I to the little Mother, "what are you and I to do with ourselves."
