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Chapter XIV
ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!" "It's the Chases. Girls--we simply can't stop work to entertain them!" "We don't need to stop--this sort of work." They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We don't need to stop--this sort of work."”
above and across; more than
From this reading “They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"”
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From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
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From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
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From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
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From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
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From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
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From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
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From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
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From this reading Girls--we simply can't stop work to entertain them!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
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From this reading "It's the Chases.
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From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
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From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We don't need to stop--this sort of work."
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From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Girls--we simply can't stop work to entertain them!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Girls--we simply can't stop work to entertain them!"
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From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the Chases.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We don't need to stop--this sort of work."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We don't need to stop--this sort of work."
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From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
above and across; more than
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Girls--we simply can't stop work to entertain them!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We don't need to stop--this sort of work."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Girls--we simply can't stop work to entertain them!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's the Chases.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Girls--we simply can't stop work to entertain them!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
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From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Girls--we simply can't stop work to entertain them!"
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From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
in or at the place that
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
which person or people
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON AN AUGUST EVENING "Oh, dear--who's this coming?--just as we've settled down to accomplish something!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading They bent over their sewing--all but Sally, who with inward reluctance got to her feet as the Chases' big car rolled up the driveway and approached the porch, where the four girls were sitting, busy with some extremely important matters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Girls--we simply can't stop work to entertain them!"
