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'Yes, in Paris, my dear--God bless her! Where else do you suppose? Geordie my boy, where should _you_ think your mummy would naturally be?' 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery. 'If I were mummy I'd travel.'
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to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Where else do you suppose?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Geordie my boy, where should _you_ think your mummy would naturally be?'”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Geordie my boy, where should _you_ think your mummy would naturally be?'”
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From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Geordie my boy, where should _you_ think your mummy would naturally be?'
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From this reading 'Yes, in Paris, my dear--God bless her!
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From this reading Geordie my boy, where should _you_ think your mummy would naturally be?'
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From this reading 'Yes, in Paris, my dear--God bless her!
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From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where else do you suppose?
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From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
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From this reading Where else do you suppose?
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
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From this reading Geordie my boy, where should _you_ think your mummy would naturally be?'
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From this reading 'Yes, in Paris, my dear--God bless her!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Yes, in Paris, my dear--God bless her!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
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From this reading 'If I were mummy I'd travel.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'If I were mummy I'd travel.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Yes, in Paris, my dear--God bless her!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
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From this reading Geordie my boy, where should _you_ think your mummy would naturally be?'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Yes, in Paris, my dear--God bless her!
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From this reading Geordie my boy, where should _you_ think your mummy would naturally be?'
not any; not one
From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
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From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
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From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
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From this reading 'Yes, in Paris, my dear--God bless her!
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From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
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From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
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From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Geordie my boy, where should _you_ think your mummy would naturally be?'
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Where else do you suppose?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Geordie my boy, where should _you_ think your mummy would naturally be?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'If I were mummy I'd travel.'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'If I were mummy I'd travel.'
in or at the place that
From this reading Where else do you suppose?
which person or people
From this reading 'Oh, I don't know,' said Geordie, who had no reply ready that would express affectingly the desolation of the nursery.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Geordie my boy, where should _you_ think your mummy would naturally be?'
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From this reading 'Yes, in Paris, my dear--God bless her!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where else do you suppose?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Geordie my boy, where should _you_ think your mummy would naturally be?'
