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Chapter VI
CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE. “The hope of the righteous shall be gladness.”—PROV. x. 28. “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine! So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““The hope of the righteous shall be gladness.”—PROV. x.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!”
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From this reading 28.
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From this reading “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The hope of the righteous shall be gladness.”—PROV. x.
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From this reading So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.”
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From this reading So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.”
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From this reading CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.”
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From this reading “The hope of the righteous shall be gladness.”—PROV. x.
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From this reading “The hope of the righteous shall be gladness.”—PROV. x.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!
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From this reading So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.”
not any; not one
From this reading So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The hope of the righteous shall be gladness.”—PROV. x.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!
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From this reading “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The hope of the righteous shall be gladness.”—PROV. x.
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From this reading So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The hope of the righteous shall be gladness.”—PROV. x.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “The hope of the righteous shall be gladness.”—PROV. x.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.”
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From this reading CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The hope of the righteous shall be gladness.”—PROV. x.
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From this reading So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!
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From this reading So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.”
at the time that
From this reading “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The hope of the righteous shall be gladness.”—PROV. x.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It will rain, I tell you!—it will rain!” cried Priscilla; “it always does when one wishes it to be fine!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you need not put on your bonnet, Lucy; there will be no boating for us to-day.”
