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Chapter IV
The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects. "Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils. "She's worse than all the dons in Cambridge. She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation." They perfectly flee from her.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."”
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From this reading "She's worse than all the dons in Cambridge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."
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From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
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From this reading "Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."
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From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's worse than all the dons in Cambridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's worse than all the dons in Cambridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
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From this reading They perfectly flee from her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They perfectly flee from her.
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From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They perfectly flee from her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
above and across; more than
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They perfectly flee from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's worse than all the dons in Cambridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "She's worse than all the dons in Cambridge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Isn't she awful?" said one of those pupils.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wants to be at it all day long, and all through the vacation."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Oxford girls were safe indoors; Isa working chess problems with another of the lads, Avice keeping Jane company over the putting the little ones to sleep--in Mount Lebanon, as they call the Druce lodging--and Pica preserving microscopic objects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's worse than all the dons in Cambridge.
