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Chapter VI
Peggy’s Home upon Wheels. Peggy’s caravan was a very pretty, though small, house upon wheels. It was her bed and dressing-room, her study and her boudoir all in one. Peggy swung here in a dear little hammock at night. The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Peggy swung here in a dear little hammock at night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Peggy swung here in a dear little hammock at night.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was her bed and dressing-room, her study and her boudoir all in one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Peggy’s caravan was a very pretty, though small, house upon wheels.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Peggy’s Home upon Wheels.”
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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 Peggy’s caravan was a very pretty, though small, house upon wheels.
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From this reading It was her bed and dressing-room, her study and her boudoir all in one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was her bed and dressing-room, her study and her boudoir all in one.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Peggy swung here in a dear little hammock at night.
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From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
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From this reading It was her bed and dressing-room, her study and her boudoir all in one.
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From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
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From this reading It was her bed and dressing-room, her study and her boudoir all in one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
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From this reading Peggy’s caravan was a very pretty, though small, house upon wheels.
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From this reading Peggy swung here in a dear little hammock at night.
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From this reading It was her bed and dressing-room, her study and her boudoir all in one.
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From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
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From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
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From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
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From this reading Peggy swung here in a dear little hammock at night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was her bed and dressing-room, her study and her boudoir all in one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peggy swung here in a dear little hammock at night.
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From this reading Peggy’s Home upon Wheels.
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From this reading Peggy’s caravan was a very pretty, though small, house upon wheels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was her bed and dressing-room, her study and her boudoir all in one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was her bed and dressing-room, her study and her boudoir all in one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peggy swung here in a dear little hammock at night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
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From this reading Peggy swung here in a dear little hammock at night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was her bed and dressing-room, her study and her boudoir all in one.
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From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
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From this reading Peggy swung here in a dear little hammock at night.
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From this reading Peggy’s Home upon Wheels.
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From this reading Peggy’s caravan was a very pretty, though small, house upon wheels.
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From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peggy’s caravan was a very pretty, though small, house upon wheels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was her bed and dressing-room, her study and her boudoir all in one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peggy swung here in a dear little hammock at night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Peggy’s caravan was a very pretty, though small, house upon wheels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Peggy’s Home upon Wheels.
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From this reading Peggy’s caravan was a very pretty, though small, house upon wheels.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peggy’s caravan was a very pretty, though small, house upon wheels.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The little hair-mattress and the bed-clothes were folded and put away in a locker as soon as she got up, but the hammock was left out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peggy’s Home upon Wheels.
