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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 "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
acquaintance
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
addressed
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
adjudged
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
afraid
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From this reading "I'm afraid I never did have the instincts of a real lady," she said.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
Answer
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
B
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
B's
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
bachelor
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A minute later the seal was broken and Peggy was composedly extracting the folded sheets.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But perhaps the postman would never have delivered this letter.
composedly
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From this reading A minute later the seal was broken and Peggy was composedly extracting the folded sheets.
correct
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
delivered
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From this reading "But perhaps the postman would never have delivered this letter.
delivers
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I'm afraid I never did have the instincts of a real lady," she said.
dining-room
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
ELEVENTH
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From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR "_This Week's Society Problem_," mused Peggy.
eligible
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
extracting
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From this reading A minute later the seal was broken and Peggy was composedly extracting the folded sheets.
finding
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
folded
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From this reading A minute later the seal was broken and Peggy was composedly extracting the folded sheets.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
handwriting
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'm afraid I never did have the instincts of a real lady," she said.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
HOUR
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From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR "_This Week's Society Problem_," mused Peggy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm afraid I never did have the instincts of a real lady," she said.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm afraid I never did have the instincts of a real lady," she said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
incorrect
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
instincts
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From this reading "I'm afraid I never did have the instincts of a real lady," she said.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
lady
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From this reading "I'm afraid I never did have the instincts of a real lady," she said.
later
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From this reading A minute later the seal was broken and Peggy was composedly extracting the folded sheets.
Leave
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
letter
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
minute
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From this reading A minute later the seal was broken and Peggy was composedly extracting the folded sheets.
mused
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From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR "_This Week's Society Problem_," mused Peggy.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm afraid I never did have the instincts of a real lady," she said.
notices
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
OpenverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
Peggy
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From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR "_This Week's Society Problem_," mused Peggy.
perhaps
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From this reading "But perhaps the postman would never have delivered this letter.
post
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
postman
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
Problem
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From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR "_This Week's Society Problem_," mused Peggy.
read
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
real
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From this reading "I'm afraid I never did have the instincts of a real lady," she said.
residence
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
said
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From this reading "I'm afraid I never did have the instincts of a real lady," she said.
seal
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From this reading A minute later the seal was broken and Peggy was composedly extracting the folded sheets.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm afraid I never did have the instincts of a real lady," she said.
sheets
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From this reading A minute later the seal was broken and Peggy was composedly extracting the folded sheets.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
Society
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From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR "_This Week's Society Problem_," mused Peggy.
spinster
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
stamped
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
table
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR "_This Week's Society Problem_," mused Peggy.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR "_This Week's Society Problem_," mused Peggy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
unsophisticated
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
wait
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A minute later the seal was broken and Peggy was composedly extracting the folded sheets.
Week's
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From this reading THE ELEVENTH HOUR "_This Week's Society Problem_," mused Peggy.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "But perhaps the postman would never have delivered this letter.
young
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From this reading "_A, an unsophisticated young spinster, finding herself alone in the residence of B, an eligible bachelor acquaintance, notices upon B's dining-room table a letter in B's handwriting, addressed to herself and stamped for post._ Problem: _What should A do?_ Answer adjudged correct: _Leave the letter where it is and wait until the postman delivers it._ Answer adjudged incorrect: _Open the letter and read it_."
