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Chapter I
THE WHITE HOUSE. “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss. It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time. It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.” “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
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later than; following
From this reading “It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.”
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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 “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
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From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
later than; following
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WHITE HOUSE.
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From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE HOUSE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
at the time that
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WHITE HOUSE.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
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From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
