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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I GAVE my orders to the colorman, and settled matters with my friend the artist that day.
answer
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From this reading The answer was most reassuring.
artist
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From this reading I GAVE my orders to the colorman, and settled matters with my friend the artist that day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
Batterbury
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
breakfast
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From this reading She was, at that very moment, meritoriously and heartily engaged in eating her breakfast.
colorman
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From this reading I GAVE my orders to the colorman, and settled matters with my friend the artist that day.
day
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From this reading I GAVE my orders to the colorman, and settled matters with my friend the artist that day.
death
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
eating
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From this reading She was, at that very moment, meritoriously and heartily engaged in eating her breakfast.
engaged
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From this reading She was, at that very moment, meritoriously and heartily engaged in eating her breakfast.
expected
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
friend
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From this reading I GAVE my orders to the colorman, and settled matters with my friend the artist that day.
GAVE
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From this reading I GAVE my orders to the colorman, and settled matters with my friend the artist that day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
health
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
heartily
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From this reading She was, at that very moment, meritoriously and heartily engaged in eating her breakfast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
hour
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I GAVE my orders to the colorman, and settled matters with my friend the artist that day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
inquiries
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
intention
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From this reading Lady Malkinshaw had no present intention of permitting me to survive her.
interest
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
just
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
kind
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
Lady
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
ladyship's
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
Malkinshaw
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
matters
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From this reading I GAVE my orders to the colorman, and settled matters with my friend the artist that day.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Malkinshaw had no present intention of permitting me to survive her.
meritoriously
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From this reading She was, at that very moment, meritoriously and heartily engaged in eating her breakfast.
moment
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From this reading She was, at that very moment, meritoriously and heartily engaged in eating her breakfast.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
most
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From this reading The answer was most reassuring.
Mr
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
much
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I GAVE my orders to the colorman, and settled matters with my friend the artist that day.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lady Malkinshaw had no present intention of permitting me to survive her.
now
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
orders
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From this reading I GAVE my orders to the colorman, and settled matters with my friend the artist that day.
permitting
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From this reading Lady Malkinshaw had no present intention of permitting me to survive her.
present
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From this reading Lady Malkinshaw had no present intention of permitting me to survive her.
reassuring
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From this reading The answer was most reassuring.
settled
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From this reading I GAVE my orders to the colorman, and settled matters with my friend the artist that day.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was, at that very moment, meritoriously and heartily engaged in eating her breakfast.
sitter
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From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
survive
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From this reading Lady Malkinshaw had no present intention of permitting me to survive her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I GAVE my orders to the colorman, and settled matters with my friend the artist that day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I GAVE my orders to the colorman, and settled matters with my friend the artist that day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I GAVE my orders to the colorman, and settled matters with my friend the artist that day.
very
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From this reading She was, at that very moment, meritoriously and heartily engaged in eating her breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The answer was most reassuring.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next morning, before the hour at which I expected my sitter, having just now as much interest in the life of Lady Malkinshaw as Mr. Batterbury had in her death, I went to make kind inquiries after her ladyship’s health.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I GAVE my orders to the colorman, and settled matters with my friend the artist that day.
