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Chapter III
THE FIRST WEDDING IN THE FAMILY. The great job of the cake-making over, a sense of leisure settled on the house. There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly. Katy had among her other qualities a great deal of what is called "forehandedness." To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Katy had among her other qualities a great deal of what is called "forehandedness."”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIRST WEDDING IN THE FAMILY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great job of the cake-making over, a sense of leisure settled on the house.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The great job of the cake-making over, a sense of leisure settled on the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.”
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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 The great job of the cake-making over, a sense of leisure settled on the house.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Katy had among her other qualities a great deal of what is called "forehandedness."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.
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From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.
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From this reading To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.
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From this reading The great job of the cake-making over, a sense of leisure settled on the house.
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From this reading Katy had among her other qualities a great deal of what is called "forehandedness."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katy had among her other qualities a great deal of what is called "forehandedness."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
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From this reading THE FIRST WEDDING IN THE FAMILY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST WEDDING IN THE FAMILY.
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From this reading To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.
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From this reading Katy had among her other qualities a great deal of what is called "forehandedness."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great job of the cake-making over, a sense of leisure settled on the house.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Katy had among her other qualities a great deal of what is called "forehandedness."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
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From this reading The great job of the cake-making over, a sense of leisure settled on the house.
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From this reading To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST WEDDING IN THE FAMILY.
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From this reading To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Katy had among her other qualities a great deal of what is called "forehandedness."
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From this reading The great job of the cake-making over, a sense of leisure settled on the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katy had among her other qualities a great deal of what is called "forehandedness."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great job of the cake-making over, a sense of leisure settled on the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great job of the cake-making over, a sense of leisure settled on the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The great job of the cake-making over, a sense of leisure settled on the house.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
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From this reading Katy had among her other qualities a great deal of what is called "forehandedness."
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From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
above and across; more than
From this reading The great job of the cake-making over, a sense of leisure settled on the house.
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From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katy had among her other qualities a great deal of what is called "forehandedness."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great job of the cake-making over, a sense of leisure settled on the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great job of the cake-making over, a sense of leisure settled on the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST WEDDING IN THE FAMILY.
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From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
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From this reading To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
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From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
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From this reading THE FIRST WEDDING IN THE FAMILY.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Katy had among her other qualities a great deal of what is called "forehandedness."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There seemed nothing left to be done which need put any one out of his or her way particularly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To leave things to be attended to at the last moment in a flurry and a hurry would have been intolerable to her.
