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Chapter XII
Kate was sewing. Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes. Kate taught her, and bought a length of cotton material. Maria del Carmen was sewing herself a dress! Julio had got work at a peso a day.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Maria del Carmen was sewing herself a dress!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “Kate taught her, and bought a length of cotton material.”
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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 Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kate taught her, and bought a length of cotton material.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Julio had got work at a peso a day.
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From this reading Kate taught her, and bought a length of cotton material.
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From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
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From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate taught her, and bought a length of cotton material.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julio had got work at a peso a day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maria del Carmen was sewing herself a dress!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julio had got work at a peso a day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Julio had got work at a peso a day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate taught her, and bought a length of cotton material.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Maria del Carmen was sewing herself a dress!
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From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julio had got work at a peso a day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate was sewing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
a period of time or extent
From this reading Kate taught her, and bought a length of cotton material.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate taught her, and bought a length of cotton material.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kate taught her, and bought a length of cotton material.
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From this reading Julio had got work at a peso a day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate was sewing.
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From this reading Kate taught her, and bought a length of cotton material.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
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From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kate was sewing.
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From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
which person or people
From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maria del Carmen, who didn’t even know how to put a chemise together, watched with great eyes.
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From this reading Julio had got work at a peso a day.
