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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
advice
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From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
all
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From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
Anthony
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From this reading Mr. Anthony Churchill would have felt himself insulted if you had called his "fellow" a valet.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
Australian
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From this reading Australian gentlemen don't keep valets.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
called
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From this reading Mr. Anthony Churchill would have felt himself insulted if you had called his "fellow" a valet.
certainly
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
chambers
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
Churchill
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From this reading Mr. Anthony Churchill would have felt himself insulted if you had called his "fellow" a valet.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
comfortable
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
don't
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From this reading Australian gentlemen don't keep valets.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
East
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
else
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
employer
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
England
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
fellow
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From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
felt
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From this reading Mr. Anthony Churchill would have felt himself insulted if you had called his "fellow" a valet.
filled
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Australian gentlemen don't keep valets.
give
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From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
got
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From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Anthony Churchill would have felt himself insulted if you had called his "fellow" a valet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
he's
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From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
HEROINE
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From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Anthony Churchill would have felt himself insulted if you had called his "fellow" a valet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Anthony Churchill would have felt himself insulted if you had called his "fellow" a valet.
housemaid
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mr. Anthony Churchill would have felt himself insulted if you had called his "fellow" a valet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
insulted
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From this reading Mr. Anthony Churchill would have felt himself insulted if you had called his "fellow" a valet.
keep
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From this reading Australian gentlemen don't keep valets.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
luggage
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From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
made
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
male
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
master
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
MEETS
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From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
Melbourne
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
merely
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
more
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Anthony Churchill would have felt himself insulted if you had called his "fellow" a valet.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
new
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From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
now
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
office
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
person
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
picked
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
Polly
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From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
private
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
put
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From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
quality
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
round
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From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
says
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From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
some
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From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
sort
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
superior
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
things
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From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
up
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From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
valet
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From this reading Mr. Anthony Churchill would have felt himself insulted if you had called his "fellow" a valet.
valets
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From this reading Australian gentlemen don't keep valets.
waited
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From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
wants
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From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading My fellow says he's got all the luggage up, and he wants to know where to put some of the new things."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The person in question had certainly filled that office in England, where his master had picked him up, but was now merely a sort of private male housemaid of superior quality, who waited on his employer in the East Melbourne chambers, and made him more comfortable than anybody else could have done.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Anthony Churchill would have felt himself insulted if you had called his "fellow" a valet.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HE MEETS THE HEROINE "Polly, come and have a look round, and give me your advice, will you?
