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The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly. But Mrs. Bunting did not know whether the Sea Lady sighed at all or not. She thinks not. She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received. What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Mrs. Bunting did not know whether the Sea Lady sighed at all or not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “But Mrs. Bunting did not know whether the Sea Lady sighed at all or not.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.
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From this reading But Mrs. Bunting did not know whether the Sea Lady sighed at all or not.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
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From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Mrs. Bunting did not know whether the Sea Lady sighed at all or not.
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From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
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From this reading But Mrs. Bunting did not know whether the Sea Lady sighed at all or not.
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From this reading She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mrs. Bunting did not know whether the Sea Lady sighed at all or not.
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From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
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From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
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From this reading What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Mrs. Bunting did not know whether the Sea Lady sighed at all or not.
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From this reading What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.
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From this reading She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
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From this reading She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
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From this reading She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Mrs. Bunting did not know whether the Sea Lady sighed at all or not.
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From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
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From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.
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From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.
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From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
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From this reading But Mrs. Bunting did not know whether the Sea Lady sighed at all or not.
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From this reading She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Mrs. Bunting did not know whether the Sea Lady sighed at all or not.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But Mrs. Bunting did not know whether the Sea Lady sighed at all or not.
above and across; more than
From this reading What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.
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From this reading What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.
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From this reading What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.
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From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
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From this reading She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
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From this reading She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thinks not.
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From this reading But Mrs. Bunting did not know whether the Sea Lady sighed at all or not.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
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From this reading What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.
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From this reading She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.
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From this reading She thinks not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.
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From this reading She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.
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From this reading She was so busy telling her all about everything that I don't think she troubled very much to see how her information was received.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The query was carried away and lost in the anecdote, so that later the Sea Lady repeated her question even more carelessly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What mind she had left over from her own discourse was probably centred on the tail.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But Mrs. Bunting did not know whether the Sea Lady sighed at all or not.
