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Chapter X
(PRIMROSE.) ‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too. I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine. Fly is better. She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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any thing at all
From this reading “She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.”
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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 ‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too.
any thing at all
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading Fly is better.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading ‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too.
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From this reading ‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too.
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From this reading ‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.
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From this reading Fly is better.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.
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From this reading I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fly is better.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading ‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading ‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.
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From this reading I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.
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From this reading I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading ‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too.
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From this reading (PRIMROSE.)
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading ‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.
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From this reading ‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
at the time that
From this reading I only hooped once to-day, and Nurse says I may go out when it gets fine.
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From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
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From this reading ‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sent me her dolls’ house in a big box in a cart, and Mysie sent a new frock of her own making for Liliana, and Uncle William gave me a lovely doll, with waxen arms and legs, that shuts her eyes and squeals, and says Mamma; but I do not want anything but my own dear mamma, and all the rest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘MY DEAR MAMMA--I wish you a merry Christmas, and papa and sisters and Claude too.
