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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 On the morrow, lessons were to begin seriously, and some seemed to think it almost a hanging matter, so doleful did they look.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
all
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almost
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From this reading On the morrow, lessons were to begin seriously, and some seemed to think it almost a hanging matter, so doleful did they look.
amuse
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From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
away
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From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
bathe
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From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
bed
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From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
begin
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From this reading On the morrow, lessons were to begin seriously, and some seemed to think it almost a hanging matter, so doleful did they look.
bestirred
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breeze
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From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
cool
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From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
crying
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cure
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From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
day
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading On the morrow, lessons were to begin seriously, and some seemed to think it almost a hanging matter, so doleful did they look.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
doleful
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From this reading On the morrow, lessons were to begin seriously, and some seemed to think it almost a hanging matter, so doleful did they look.
down
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enjoy
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From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
enquire
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From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
evening
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face
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From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
feast
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From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
floor
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
fortunately
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From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
get
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girls
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gone
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
hanging
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From this reading On the morrow, lessons were to begin seriously, and some seemed to think it almost a hanging matter, so doleful did they look.
happened
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From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
headache
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helped
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
hesitation
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From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
how
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From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
Jenny
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lay
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From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
lessons
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From this reading On the morrow, lessons were to begin seriously, and some seemed to think it almost a hanging matter, so doleful did they look.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morrow, lessons were to begin seriously, and some seemed to think it almost a hanging matter, so doleful did they look.
Madame
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many
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From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
matter
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From this reading On the morrow, lessons were to begin seriously, and some seemed to think it almost a hanging matter, so doleful did they look.
mercies
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From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
methodical
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From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
morrow
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From this reading On the morrow, lessons were to begin seriously, and some seemed to think it almost a hanging matter, so doleful did they look.
much
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From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
night
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From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
ones
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From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
out
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put
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ran
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ready
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From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
remains
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From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
room
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From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
roused
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sad
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From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
Schillie
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From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
sea
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From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morrow, lessons were to begin seriously, and some seemed to think it almost a hanging matter, so doleful did they look.
seriously
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From this reading On the morrow, lessons were to begin seriously, and some seemed to think it almost a hanging matter, so doleful did they look.
several
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From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
shewn
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From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
some
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From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
sorrowful
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From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
swept
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
tea
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From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
thankful
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From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
then
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From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the morrow, lessons were to begin seriously, and some seemed to think it almost a hanging matter, so doleful did they look.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morrow, lessons were to begin seriously, and some seemed to think it almost a hanging matter, so doleful did they look.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
tidy
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times
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From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
up
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From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We then all went down to the sea to bathe and enjoy the cool breeze, and at night we went to bed sorrowful but thankful for the many mercies above, around, about us.
ventured
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From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
very
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From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
wash
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From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
weep
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From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the morrow, lessons were to begin seriously, and some seemed to think it almost a hanging matter, so doleful did they look.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On this we all roused up, and bestirred ourselves; the girls helped to wash up; the little ones ran out to amuse themselves; I swept the floor, while Schillie put the room tidy; Madame having gone to lay down to cure her sad headache.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It fortunately happened that we had so much to do we could not weep all day; moreover, Jenny, who was very methodical, thought if we went on crying all the evening, how was she to get the tea ready.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Accordingly, with some hesitation, having shewn her face several times before, she ventured to enquire if she might take away the remains of our feast.
