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A COUNCIL OF WAR "OH, mummie dear, somefing so inciting has happened!" "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room. "But I must tell you the news—York House is took." She had roused her listeners at length. What were reading, writing and arithmetic compared with such interesting information?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A COUNCIL OF WAR "OH, mummie dear, somefing so inciting has happened!"”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “"Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A COUNCIL OF WAR "OH, mummie dear, somefing so inciting has happened!"”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “She had roused her listeners at length.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"But I must tell you the news—York House is took."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But I must tell you the news—York House is took."”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But I must tell you the news—York House is took."”
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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 A COUNCIL OF WAR "OH, mummie dear, somefing so inciting has happened!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
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From this reading What were reading, writing and arithmetic compared with such interesting information?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
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From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
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From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
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From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I must tell you the news—York House is took."
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From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
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From this reading What were reading, writing and arithmetic compared with such interesting information?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR "OH, mummie dear, somefing so inciting has happened!"
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR "OH, mummie dear, somefing so inciting has happened!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
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From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR "OH, mummie dear, somefing so inciting has happened!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR "OH, mummie dear, somefing so inciting has happened!"
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From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
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From this reading "But I must tell you the news—York House is took."
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From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I must tell you the news—York House is took."
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR "OH, mummie dear, somefing so inciting has happened!"
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From this reading What were reading, writing and arithmetic compared with such interesting information?
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From this reading What were reading, writing and arithmetic compared with such interesting information?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But I must tell you the news—York House is took."
a period of time or extent
From this reading She had roused her listeners at length.
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From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had roused her listeners at length.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR "OH, mummie dear, somefing so inciting has happened!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "But I must tell you the news—York House is took."
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From this reading "But I must tell you the news—York House is took."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR "OH, mummie dear, somefing so inciting has happened!"
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR "OH, mummie dear, somefing so inciting has happened!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What were reading, writing and arithmetic compared with such interesting information?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had roused her listeners at length.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
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From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR "OH, mummie dear, somefing so inciting has happened!"
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From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR "OH, mummie dear, somefing so inciting has happened!"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What were reading, writing and arithmetic compared with such interesting information?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I must tell you the news—York House is took."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I must tell you the news—York House is took."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR "OH, mummie dear, somefing so inciting has happened!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What were reading, writing and arithmetic compared with such interesting information?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What were reading, writing and arithmetic compared with such interesting information?
which person or people
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
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From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What were reading, writing and arithmetic compared with such interesting information?
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From this reading "But I must tell you the news—York House is took."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Run away, pet; don't you see how busy we are with lessons?" and Mrs. Rose, as she said these words, shook her head reprovingly at little Elsie, who with flushed cheeks and excited eyes had bounded into the room.
