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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 Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
ANSWER
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From this reading CHRISTIAN HAREFIELD’S ANSWER.
any
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
awful
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
Beatrix
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
Beatrix's
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From this reading The strictness of Miss Scales’ rule had been relaxed since Beatrix’s eighteenth birthday.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The strictness of Miss Scales’ rule had been relaxed since Beatrix’s eighteenth birthday.
birthday
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From this reading The strictness of Miss Scales’ rule had been relaxed since Beatrix’s eighteenth birthday.
blow
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From this reading To-day she felt that a blow was impending--a stroke that must shatter the rosy chain that bound her to her bright new life.
bound
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From this reading To-day she felt that a blow was impending--a stroke that must shatter the rosy chain that bound her to her bright new life.
bright
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From this reading To-day she felt that a blow was impending--a stroke that must shatter the rosy chain that bound her to her bright new life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
care
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
chain
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From this reading To-day she felt that a blow was impending--a stroke that must shatter the rosy chain that bound her to her bright new life.
child
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
CHRISTIAN
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From this reading CHRISTIAN HAREFIELD’S ANSWER.
city
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
companion
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
conscientious
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
consented
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
daily
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
day
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
death
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
dragged
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
duenna
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
earning
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
eighteen
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
eighteenth
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From this reading The strictness of Miss Scales’ rule had been relaxed since Beatrix’s eighteenth birthday.
evening
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
felt
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From this reading To-day she felt that a blow was impending--a stroke that must shatter the rosy chain that bound her to her bright new life.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
go
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
governess
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The strictness of Miss Scales’ rule had been relaxed since Beatrix’s eighteenth birthday.
HAREFIELD'S
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From this reading CHRISTIAN HAREFIELD’S ANSWER.
heavily
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
hours
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
impending
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From this reading To-day she felt that a blow was impending--a stroke that must shatter the rosy chain that bound her to her bright new life.
improving
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
lady
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day she felt that a blow was impending--a stroke that must shatter the rosy chain that bound her to her bright new life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
Miss
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From this reading The strictness of Miss Scales’ rule had been relaxed since Beatrix’s eighteenth birthday.
Monday
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
more
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
mother's
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To-day she felt that a blow was impending--a stroke that must shatter the rosy chain that bound her to her bright new life.
never-to-be
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
new
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From this reading To-day she felt that a blow was impending--a stroke that must shatter the rosy chain that bound her to her bright new life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
now
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
rather
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
reading
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
relaxed
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From this reading The strictness of Miss Scales’ rule had been relaxed since Beatrix’s eighteenth birthday.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
rigid
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
rosy
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From this reading To-day she felt that a blow was impending--a stroke that must shatter the rosy chain that bound her to her bright new life.
rule
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From this reading The strictness of Miss Scales’ rule had been relaxed since Beatrix’s eighteenth birthday.
salary
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
Scales
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From this reading The strictness of Miss Scales’ rule had been relaxed since Beatrix’s eighteenth birthday.
shatter
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From this reading To-day she felt that a blow was impending--a stroke that must shatter the rosy chain that bound her to her bright new life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
strange
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
strictness
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From this reading The strictness of Miss Scales’ rule had been relaxed since Beatrix’s eighteenth birthday.
stroke
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From this reading To-day she felt that a blow was impending--a stroke that must shatter the rosy chain that bound her to her bright new life.
Sunday
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
supper
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
system
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To-day she felt that a blow was impending--a stroke that must shatter the rosy chain that bound her to her bright new life.
To-day
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From this reading To-day she felt that a blow was impending--a stroke that must shatter the rosy chain that bound her to her bright new life.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
two
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
urged
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
Vicarage
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From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE Monday after that Sunday evening supper at the Vicarage dragged more heavily than any day Beatrix could remember since that never-to-be forgotten awful day when--a little child in a strange city--she was told of her mother’s death.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
young
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From this reading The lady was now rather companion and duenna than governess; but Miss Scales was conscientious, and did not care to take her salary without earning it, so she had urged upon Beatrix that a young lady of eighteen was in duty bound to go on improving her mind, and Beatrix had consented to two hours’ daily reading, on a rigid system.
