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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 THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
almost
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From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
always
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From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.
beef
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
better
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From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.
boiling
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From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
bone
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From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
brose
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From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
broth
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
broth-plates
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
called
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From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
clean
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
comfortable
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
cracked
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From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
CRADLE
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From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
dealt
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From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
dinner-hour
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From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
eat
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
expense
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
flesher
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From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
follow
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
Frequently
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
gave
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From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
genteelly
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From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
GHOST
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From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
got
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From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
Hendry
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From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
Hendry's
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
husband
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From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
incomprehensibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkɑmprɪˈhensəbəl/
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
invariable
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From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.
Jess
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From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
Leeby's
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From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
meal
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From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
meals
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From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
much
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
neighbours
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From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
o
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From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
o'clock
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From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
old
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From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
ones
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From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
penny
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From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
plateful
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From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
plates
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
poorer
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From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
pound
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From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
practice
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
put
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
reason
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From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
remembering
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From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.
share
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
some
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From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.
table
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
taken
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From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
there
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
three
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From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
twelve
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From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
two
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From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
usual
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From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GHOST CRADLE Our dinner-hour was twelve o'clock, and Hendry, for a not incomprehensible reason, called this meal his brose.
way
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From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
white
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From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Half a pound o' boiling beef, an' a penny bone," was Leeby's almost invariable order when she dealt with the flesher, and Jess had always neighbours poorer than herself who got a plateful of the broth.
whole
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From this reading Jess, however, having three whole white plates and two cracked ones, insisted on the meals being taken genteelly, and her husband, with a look at me, gave way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Frequently, however, while I was there to share the expense, broth was put on the table, with beef to follow in clean plates, much to Hendry's distress, for the comfortable and usual practice was to eat the beef from the broth-plates.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She never had anything without remembering some old body who would be the better of a little of it.
