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Chapter XXXI
Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee. She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit. "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle. It makes life so different. I am just wrapped up in Florimel."
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It makes life so different.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It makes life so different.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.”
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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 She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am just wrapped up in Florimel."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
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From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It makes life so different.
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From this reading I am just wrapped up in Florimel."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
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From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It makes life so different.
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From this reading I am just wrapped up in Florimel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It makes life so different.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It makes life so different.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
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From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
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From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
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From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
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From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
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From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It makes life so different.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
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From this reading I am just wrapped up in Florimel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
which person or people
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
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From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
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From this reading I am just wrapped up in Florimel."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
