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110
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From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
always
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
anxious
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
ask
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From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
away
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
better
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
bill
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From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
calling
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
Dear
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From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
dresses
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From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
extravagance
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From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
father
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From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
Gertrude
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From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
Gerty
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From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
give
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
go
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From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
got
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From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
home
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
how
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From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
hundreds
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
just
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From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
L
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From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
letter
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From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
Madame
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From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
manage
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
means
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From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning Gertrude got a letter from her father:
pay
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
position
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
pounds
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
received
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From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
season
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
Smith
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From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
society
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
sort
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From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
stay
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
style
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I need not tell you that I have not the means to support you in such extravagance.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
up
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From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading I am, as you know, always anxious that you should go about in a style worthy of your position, but unless you can manage without calling on me to pay away hundreds of pounds every season to Madame Smith, you had better give up society and stay at home.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading May I ask you how long this sort of thing is to go on?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My Dear Gerty: I have just received a bill for L110 from Madame Smith for your dresses.
