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“Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.” And in two minutes he was spinning round the room with Adela Bruhl in his arms. “Certainly she dances very well,” said Lotta, smiling, to Marie, who had now come back to her seat. “Very well,” said Marie, who was out of breath. “And so does he.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Certainly she dances very well,” said Lotta, smiling, to Marie, who had now come back to her seat.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.””
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading “And in two minutes he was spinning round the room with Adela Bruhl in his arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.””
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From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in two minutes he was spinning round the room with Adela Bruhl in his arms.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
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From this reading And in two minutes he was spinning round the room with Adela Bruhl in his arms.
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From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
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From this reading “Certainly she dances very well,” said Lotta, smiling, to Marie, who had now come back to her seat.
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From this reading “Very well,” said Marie, who was out of breath.
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From this reading And in two minutes he was spinning round the room with Adela Bruhl in his arms.
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From this reading “Certainly she dances very well,” said Lotta, smiling, to Marie, who had now come back to her seat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Certainly she dances very well,” said Lotta, smiling, to Marie, who had now come back to her seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly she dances very well,” said Lotta, smiling, to Marie, who had now come back to her seat.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And so does he.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Certainly she dances very well,” said Lotta, smiling, to Marie, who had now come back to her seat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Certainly she dances very well,” said Lotta, smiling, to Marie, who had now come back to her seat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And in two minutes he was spinning round the room with Adela Bruhl in his arms.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in two minutes he was spinning round the room with Adela Bruhl in his arms.
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From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly she dances very well,” said Lotta, smiling, to Marie, who had now come back to her seat.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
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From this reading And in two minutes he was spinning round the room with Adela Bruhl in his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly she dances very well,” said Lotta, smiling, to Marie, who had now come back to her seat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Very well,” said Marie, who was out of breath.
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From this reading “Very well,” said Marie, who was out of breath.
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From this reading And in two minutes he was spinning round the room with Adela Bruhl in his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in two minutes he was spinning round the room with Adela Bruhl in his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly she dances very well,” said Lotta, smiling, to Marie, who had now come back to her seat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Certainly she dances very well,” said Lotta, smiling, to Marie, who had now come back to her seat.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly she dances very well,” said Lotta, smiling, to Marie, who had now come back to her seat.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading And in two minutes he was spinning round the room with Adela Bruhl in his arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And in two minutes he was spinning round the room with Adela Bruhl in his arms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
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From this reading And in two minutes he was spinning round the room with Adela Bruhl in his arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Certainly she dances very well,” said Lotta, smiling, to Marie, who had now come back to her seat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And in two minutes he was spinning round the room with Adela Bruhl in his arms.
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From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
which person or people
From this reading “Certainly she dances very well,” said Lotta, smiling, to Marie, who had now come back to her seat.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, Lotta,” he said, “since you are so cross with me, I will ask Adela to dance.”
