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Chapter XXVI
THE OLD HOUSE AT ROXBURY. "Well, upon my word I do think it's perfectly awful. Jest look there! How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears. "I'd a jest rather give five dollars than to have it done."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'd a jest rather give five dollars than to have it done."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I'd a jest rather give five dollars than to have it done."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jest look there!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, upon my word I do think it's perfectly awful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"Well, upon my word I do think it's perfectly awful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, upon my word I do think it's perfectly awful.”
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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 How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE OLD HOUSE AT ROXBURY.
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From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
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From this reading "Well, upon my word I do think it's perfectly awful.
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From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, upon my word I do think it's perfectly awful.
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From this reading "I'd a jest rather give five dollars than to have it done."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'd a jest rather give five dollars than to have it done."
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From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd a jest rather give five dollars than to have it done."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd a jest rather give five dollars than to have it done."
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From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'd a jest rather give five dollars than to have it done."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
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From this reading THE OLD HOUSE AT ROXBURY.
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From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, upon my word I do think it's perfectly awful.
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From this reading "I'd a jest rather give five dollars than to have it done."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'd a jest rather give five dollars than to have it done."
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From this reading "Well, upon my word I do think it's perfectly awful.
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From this reading Jest look there!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jest look there!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
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From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
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From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, upon my word I do think it's perfectly awful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OLD HOUSE AT ROXBURY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, upon my word I do think it's perfectly awful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd a jest rather give five dollars than to have it done."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OLD HOUSE AT ROXBURY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
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From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD HOUSE AT ROXBURY.
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From this reading Jest look there!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, upon my word I do think it's perfectly awful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'd a jest rather give five dollars than to have it done."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Well, upon my word I do think it's perfectly awful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, upon my word I do think it's perfectly awful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How that lookin' glass come broke is more than I know," and Mrs. Morris took off her spectacles and wiped away a few tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, upon my word I do think it's perfectly awful.
