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Chapter VII
“Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat. Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments. Alice threw down her work, and hastily opened the notes. She flushed an angry pink as she read them. “I might as well not exist!” she said shortly, as she pushed them away again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I might as well not exist!” she said shortly, as she pushed them away again.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““I might as well not exist!” she said shortly, as she pushed them away again.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I might as well not exist!” she said shortly, as she pushed them away again.”
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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 “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I might as well not exist!” she said shortly, as she pushed them away again.
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From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She flushed an angry pink as she read them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
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From this reading She flushed an angry pink as she read them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
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From this reading “I might as well not exist!” she said shortly, as she pushed them away again.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
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From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
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From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
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From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
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From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
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From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
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From this reading “I might as well not exist!” she said shortly, as she pushed them away again.
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From this reading She flushed an angry pink as she read them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
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From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
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From this reading Alice threw down her work, and hastily opened the notes.
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From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
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From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I might as well not exist!” she said shortly, as she pushed them away again.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
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From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
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From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I might as well not exist!” she said shortly, as she pushed them away again.
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From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
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From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I might as well not exist!” she said shortly, as she pushed them away again.
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From this reading Alice threw down her work, and hastily opened the notes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
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From this reading Alice threw down her work, and hastily opened the notes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She flushed an angry pink as she read them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I might as well not exist!” she said shortly, as she pushed them away again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She flushed an angry pink as she read them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
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From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
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From this reading “I might as well not exist!” she said shortly, as she pushed them away again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She flushed an angry pink as she read them.
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From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice threw down her work, and hastily opened the notes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mother dropped the envelopes on a small table beside Alice, and sitting down on the other side of it, she waited for her daughter’s comments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I might as well not exist!” she said shortly, as she pushed them away again.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
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From this reading “Three more invitations!—since lunch,” said Mrs. Hooper, as she came into the schoolroom, where her elder daughter sat by the window renovating a garden hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice threw down her work, and hastily opened the notes.
