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He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances. “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own. There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.” A couple of weeks under the care of Shian told on the child. He put on fat, became more merry, crowed, chirped, and waxed rosy.
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two people or things considered together
From this reading “A couple of weeks under the care of Shian told on the child.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He put on fat, became more merry, crowed, chirped, and waxed rosy.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A couple of weeks under the care of Shian told on the child.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “A couple of weeks under the care of Shian told on the child.”
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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 He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
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From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
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From this reading He put on fat, became more merry, crowed, chirped, and waxed rosy.
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From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A couple of weeks under the care of Shian told on the child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put on fat, became more merry, crowed, chirped, and waxed rosy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
two people or things considered together
From this reading A couple of weeks under the care of Shian told on the child.
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From this reading He put on fat, became more merry, crowed, chirped, and waxed rosy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
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From this reading He put on fat, became more merry, crowed, chirped, and waxed rosy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
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From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put on fat, became more merry, crowed, chirped, and waxed rosy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put on fat, became more merry, crowed, chirped, and waxed rosy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put on fat, became more merry, crowed, chirped, and waxed rosy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A couple of weeks under the care of Shian told on the child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A couple of weeks under the care of Shian told on the child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put on fat, became more merry, crowed, chirped, and waxed rosy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A couple of weeks under the care of Shian told on the child.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He undertook to make a small payment to Shian for her trouble, which was of assistance to her in her then straitened circumstances.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There is an empty place in my house, and in my heart, since I have lost Bessie, and I will put the little man there.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you may reckon on this, Shone,” said she, “I’ll take every bit as much care of him as if he were my own.
