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Chapter XVI
‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’ ‘Miss Mab’s leaf-mould? No, you shan’t do anything of the kind. Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’ ‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’”
any thing at all
From this reading “No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.”
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From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
any thing at all
From this reading No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.
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From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
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From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.
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From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.
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From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
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From this reading No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
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From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s leaf-mould?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
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From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s leaf-mould?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
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From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s leaf-mould?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
not any; not one
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.
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From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.
