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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 Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
Ask
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From this reading “Ask Miss Travers to bring the baby here.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
baby
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From this reading “Ask Miss Travers to bring the baby here.”
back
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From this reading She met the woman coming back with a puzzled face.
bring
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From this reading “Ask Miss Travers to bring the baby here.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
coming
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From this reading She met the woman coming back with a puzzled face.
departed
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From this reading The maid departed and was gone so long that Louise started out to see why her order was not obeyed.
door
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
face
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From this reading She met the woman coming back with a puzzled face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
girl
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
gone
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From this reading The maid departed and was gone so long that Louise started out to see why her order was not obeyed.
greeted
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
guests
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The maid departed and was gone so long that Louise started out to see why her order was not obeyed.
here
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From this reading “Ask Miss Travers to bring the baby here.”
house
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
living
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
long
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From this reading The maid departed and was gone so long that Louise started out to see why her order was not obeyed.
Louise
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
maid
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
Mees
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From this reading “Mees Traver not here, señora,” she said.
men
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
met
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From this reading She met the woman coming back with a puzzled face.
Miss
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From this reading “Ask Miss Travers to bring the baby here.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The maid departed and was gone so long that Louise started out to see why her order was not obeyed.
obeyed
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From this reading The maid departed and was gone so long that Louise started out to see why her order was not obeyed.
order
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From this reading The maid departed and was gone so long that Louise started out to see why her order was not obeyed.
out
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From this reading The maid departed and was gone so long that Louise started out to see why her order was not obeyed.
party
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
puzzled
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From this reading She met the woman coming back with a puzzled face.
room
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
said
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
see
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From this reading The maid departed and was gone so long that Louise started out to see why her order was not obeyed.
servants
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
señora
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From this reading “Mees Traver not here, señora,” she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The maid departed and was gone so long that Louise started out to see why her order was not obeyed.
started
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From this reading The maid departed and was gone so long that Louise started out to see why her order was not obeyed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The maid departed and was gone so long that Louise started out to see why her order was not obeyed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
there
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
Traver
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From this reading “Mees Traver not here, señora,” she said.
Travers
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From this reading “Ask Miss Travers to bring the baby here.”
ushered
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The maid departed and was gone so long that Louise started out to see why her order was not obeyed.
Weldons
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From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Weldons and their guests were greeted at their door by a maid, for there were no men among the house servants, and as Louise ushered the party into the living room she said to the girl:
why
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From this reading The maid departed and was gone so long that Louise started out to see why her order was not obeyed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She met the woman coming back with a puzzled face.
woman
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From this reading She met the woman coming back with a puzzled face.
