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Chapter VI
DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so. The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat. "No, dear, thank you. I had dinner, all I wanted, with Aunt Chloe Chester. She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.”
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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 girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
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From this reading I had dinner, all I wanted, with Aunt Chloe Chester.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had dinner, all I wanted, with Aunt Chloe Chester.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
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From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had dinner, all I wanted, with Aunt Chloe Chester.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, dear, thank you.
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From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had dinner, all I wanted, with Aunt Chloe Chester.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.
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From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
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From this reading DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.
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From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
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From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
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From this reading DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had dinner, all I wanted, with Aunt Chloe Chester.
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From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
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From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had dinner, all I wanted, with Aunt Chloe Chester.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, dear, thank you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, dear, thank you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
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From this reading DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl took her mother's hat and put it away in its box, brought her a fan, and asked if she should get her something to eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had dinner, all I wanted, with Aunt Chloe Chester.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.
at the time that
From this reading DOROTHY GOES UPON AN ERRAND When Mrs. Chester returned she was tired and found Dorothy so.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She takes this trouble of ours very hard, and declares that she will not live to see 'her boy' come back to Baltimore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had dinner, all I wanted, with Aunt Chloe Chester.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, dear, thank you.
