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The lady said, “An orphan’s fate Is sad and hard to bear.”--Scott. “Mother, you could do a great kindness.” “Well, Joe?” “If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays. After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
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later than; following
From this reading “After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““Mother, you could do a great kindness.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mother, you could do a great kindness.””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, Joe?””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays.”
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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 “Mother, you could do a great kindness.”
later than; following
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
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From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The lady said, “An orphan’s fate Is sad and hard to bear.”--Scott.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lady said, “An orphan’s fate Is sad and hard to bear.”--Scott.
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From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays.
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From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady said, “An orphan’s fate Is sad and hard to bear.”--Scott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Mother, you could do a great kindness.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Mother, you could do a great kindness.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady said, “An orphan’s fate Is sad and hard to bear.”--Scott.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mother, you could do a great kindness.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady said, “An orphan’s fate Is sad and hard to bear.”--Scott.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lady said, “An orphan’s fate Is sad and hard to bear.”--Scott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Joe?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mother, you could do a great kindness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady said, “An orphan’s fate Is sad and hard to bear.”--Scott.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mother, you could do a great kindness.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
not any; not one
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady said, “An orphan’s fate Is sad and hard to bear.”--Scott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady said, “An orphan’s fate Is sad and hard to bear.”--Scott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady said, “An orphan’s fate Is sad and hard to bear.”--Scott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady said, “An orphan’s fate Is sad and hard to bear.”--Scott.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lady said, “An orphan’s fate Is sad and hard to bear.”--Scott.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lady said, “An orphan’s fate Is sad and hard to bear.”--Scott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Joe?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all the rest, she has had the measles last and worst, and they don’t know what to do with her, for she came from the asylum for officers’ daughters, and has no home at all, and they must go away to have the house purified.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If you would have the little teacher at the Miss Heath’s here for the holidays.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mother, you could do a great kindness.”
