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_SYSTEM._ THE oatmeal was procured and duly prepared for breakfast. Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious. So it was to Isa. "I can't bear it," she said to Rhoda, passionately. "It gives me the heartburn, and the very smell is disgusting.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.”
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From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
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From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
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From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _SYSTEM._ THE oatmeal was procured and duly prepared for breakfast.
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From this reading "I can't bear it," she said to Rhoda, passionately.
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From this reading _SYSTEM._ THE oatmeal was procured and duly prepared for breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
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From this reading "I can't bear it," she said to Rhoda, passionately.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It gives me the heartburn, and the very smell is disgusting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _SYSTEM._ THE oatmeal was procured and duly prepared for breakfast.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _SYSTEM._ THE oatmeal was procured and duly prepared for breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It gives me the heartburn, and the very smell is disgusting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It gives me the heartburn, and the very smell is disgusting.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't bear it," she said to Rhoda, passionately.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
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From this reading So it was to Isa.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It gives me the heartburn, and the very smell is disgusting.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _SYSTEM._ THE oatmeal was procured and duly prepared for breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't bear it," she said to Rhoda, passionately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _SYSTEM._ THE oatmeal was procured and duly prepared for breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _SYSTEM._ THE oatmeal was procured and duly prepared for breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't bear it," she said to Rhoda, passionately.
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From this reading "I can't bear it," she said to Rhoda, passionately.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can't bear it," she said to Rhoda, passionately.
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From this reading "It gives me the heartburn, and the very smell is disgusting.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was to Isa.
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From this reading _SYSTEM._ THE oatmeal was procured and duly prepared for breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _SYSTEM._ THE oatmeal was procured and duly prepared for breakfast.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It gives me the heartburn, and the very smell is disgusting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _SYSTEM._ THE oatmeal was procured and duly prepared for breakfast.
which person or people
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, to people who like oatmeal, and with whom it agrees, it is an agreeable and wholesome diet; but it does not agree with every one, and to those who dislike it, it is usually downright odious.
