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A LITTLE RUNAWAY IT was a lovely summer morning. Harebell woke up a little before five o'clock. With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible. She tied up a nightgown and brush and comb and toothbrush in a bundle. Then she began to think that she might want more clothes than that.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Harebell woke up a little before five o'clock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she began to think that she might want more clothes than that.”
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading “She tied up a nightgown and brush and comb and toothbrush in a bundle.”
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LITTLE RUNAWAY IT was a lovely summer morning.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Then she began to think that she might want more clothes than that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LITTLE RUNAWAY IT was a lovely summer morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she began to think that she might want more clothes than that.”
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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 LITTLE RUNAWAY IT was a lovely summer morning.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Harebell woke up a little before five o'clock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she began to think that she might want more clothes than that.
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From this reading She tied up a nightgown and brush and comb and toothbrush in a bundle.
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading She tied up a nightgown and brush and comb and toothbrush in a bundle.
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From this reading Then she began to think that she might want more clothes than that.
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From this reading She tied up a nightgown and brush and comb and toothbrush in a bundle.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
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From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
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From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
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From this reading Harebell woke up a little before five o'clock.
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From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
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From this reading Harebell woke up a little before five o'clock.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She tied up a nightgown and brush and comb and toothbrush in a bundle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A LITTLE RUNAWAY IT was a lovely summer morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE RUNAWAY IT was a lovely summer morning.
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From this reading A LITTLE RUNAWAY IT was a lovely summer morning.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then she began to think that she might want more clothes than that.
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From this reading Then she began to think that she might want more clothes than that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE RUNAWAY IT was a lovely summer morning.
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From this reading She tied up a nightgown and brush and comb and toothbrush in a bundle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harebell woke up a little before five o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
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From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
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From this reading A LITTLE RUNAWAY IT was a lovely summer morning.
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From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
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From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
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From this reading A LITTLE RUNAWAY IT was a lovely summer morning.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then she began to think that she might want more clothes than that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she began to think that she might want more clothes than that.
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From this reading Then she began to think that she might want more clothes than that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she began to think that she might want more clothes than that.
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From this reading She tied up a nightgown and brush and comb and toothbrush in a bundle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she began to think that she might want more clothes than that.
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From this reading She tied up a nightgown and brush and comb and toothbrush in a bundle.
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From this reading Harebell woke up a little before five o'clock.
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From this reading Then she began to think that she might want more clothes than that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LITTLE RUNAWAY IT was a lovely summer morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a set determined face she got up and dressed herself, stepping about her room as quietly as possible.
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From this reading Harebell woke up a little before five o'clock.
