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Chapter XIII
Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly. The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each. Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them. She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away. "It is a big car and we have room for Inez.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"It is a big car and we have room for Inez.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.”
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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 She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
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From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
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From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
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From this reading "It is a big car and we have room for Inez.
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From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
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From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
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From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
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From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
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From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
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From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
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From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
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From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
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From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
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From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
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From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is a big car and we have room for Inez.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is a big car and we have room for Inez.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a big car and we have room for Inez.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a big car and we have room for Inez.
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From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
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From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
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From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is a big car and we have room for Inez.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
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From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she told her children of the treat that she proposed to give them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their Mother's Birthday Mrs. Inglefield's birthday dawned very brightly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It is a big car and we have room for Inez.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had ordered a car to come for them all at ten o'clock, and they were going to drive away to the sea, which was just twenty miles away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The birthday presents were given to her before breakfast, and she expressed herself as peculiarly pleased and satisfied with each.
