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The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back. “Oh, honey, honey, honey!” she cooed, catching it up and hugging it to her. The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth. “It's a pity you ha'n't got one of your own.” “I don't want one of my own,” the girl said.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““It's a pity you ha'n't got one of your own.””
above and across; more than
From this reading “The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.”
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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 “It's a pity you ha'n't got one of your own.”
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From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
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From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
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From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
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From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, honey, honey, honey!” she cooed, catching it up and hugging it to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, honey, honey, honey!” she cooed, catching it up and hugging it to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't want one of my own,” the girl said.
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From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't want one of my own,” the girl said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's a pity you ha'n't got one of your own.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's a pity you ha'n't got one of your own.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
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From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, honey, honey, honey!” she cooed, catching it up and hugging it to her.
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From this reading “Oh, honey, honey, honey!” she cooed, catching it up and hugging it to her.
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From this reading “Oh, honey, honey, honey!” she cooed, catching it up and hugging it to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't want one of my own,” the girl said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, honey, honey, honey!” she cooed, catching it up and hugging it to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's a pity you ha'n't got one of your own.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I don't want one of my own,” the girl said.
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From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
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From this reading “Oh, honey, honey, honey!” she cooed, catching it up and hugging it to her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It's a pity you ha'n't got one of your own.”
above and across; more than
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's a pity you ha'n't got one of your own.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's a pity you ha'n't got one of your own.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't want one of my own,” the girl said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The mother looked at them over her shoulder as she put the cakes of grated corn in the skillet, and set it among the coals on the hearth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, honey, honey, honey!” she cooed, catching it up and hugging it to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don't want one of my own,” the girl said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
at the time that
From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The baby was beating the air with its hands up and down, and gurgling its delight in the noise when she came back.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It's a pity you ha'n't got one of your own.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It's a pity you ha'n't got one of your own.”
