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Chapter III
THE MOUSE. "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast. "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure. And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf. Nasty little things!
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later than; following
From this reading “"MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nasty little things!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.”
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading “And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.”
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later than; following
From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.
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From this reading "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
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From this reading "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.
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From this reading "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.
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From this reading "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
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From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
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From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.
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From this reading "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
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From this reading "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
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From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
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From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nasty little things!
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From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
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From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
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From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
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From this reading THE MOUSE.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
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From this reading Nasty little things!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOUSE.
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From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I find the cake and biscuits crumbed and nibbled; and the crackers go away faster than they ought I am sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nasty little things!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "MISS DELIGHT, I think there must be mice in the store-room cupboards," said Sarah to her mistress, one morning after breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And just see here how this syrup from the dish of plums I set away yesterday is trailed upon the shelf.
