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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 ANNA AND ADAH For a moment Anna was inclined to think that Pamelia had made a mistake.
ADAH
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From this reading ANNA AND ADAH For a moment Anna was inclined to think that Pamelia had made a mistake.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANNA AND ADAH For a moment Anna was inclined to think that Pamelia had made a mistake.
ANNA
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From this reading ANNA AND ADAH For a moment Anna was inclined to think that Pamelia had made a mistake.
Anna's
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
arm
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From this reading "No, no," and Anna passed her arm around him.
arntee
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "No, no," and Anna passed her arm around him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
Auntie
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From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
beautiful
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
called
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
calls
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From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
cast
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From this reading The look of interest which Anna cast upon him emboldened Adah to say:
cheek
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
dear
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From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
doubts
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
down
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From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
emboldened
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From this reading The look of interest which Anna cast upon him emboldened Adah to say:
Excuse
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From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
face
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ANNA AND ADAH For a moment Anna was inclined to think that Pamelia had made a mistake.
friend
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From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ANNA AND ADAH For a moment Anna was inclined to think that Pamelia had made a mistake.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The look of interest which Anna cast upon him emboldened Adah to say:
home
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From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
I'll
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From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
inclined
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From this reading ANNA AND ADAH For a moment Anna was inclined to think that Pamelia had made a mistake.
increasing
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
interest
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From this reading The look of interest which Anna cast upon him emboldened Adah to say:
ladylike
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The look of interest which Anna cast upon him emboldened Adah to say:
made
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From this reading ANNA AND ADAH For a moment Anna was inclined to think that Pamelia had made a mistake.
maid
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
Mamma
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
manner
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
Miss
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From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
mistake
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From this reading ANNA AND ADAH For a moment Anna was inclined to think that Pamelia had made a mistake.
mistaken
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From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
moment
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From this reading ANNA AND ADAH For a moment Anna was inclined to think that Pamelia had made a mistake.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no," and Anna passed her arm around him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The look of interest which Anna cast upon him emboldened Adah to say:
out
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
Pamelia
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From this reading ANNA AND ADAH For a moment Anna was inclined to think that Pamelia had made a mistake.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, no," and Anna passed her arm around him.
patting
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
refined
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
Richards
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From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
say
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From this reading The look of interest which Anna cast upon him emboldened Adah to say:
set
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
suit
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ANNA AND ADAH For a moment Anna was inclined to think that Pamelia had made a mistake.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The look of interest which Anna cast upon him emboldened Adah to say:
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANNA AND ADAH For a moment Anna was inclined to think that Pamelia had made a mistake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANNA AND ADAH For a moment Anna was inclined to think that Pamelia had made a mistake.
troubles
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From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The look of interest which Anna cast upon him emboldened Adah to say:
waiting
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANNA AND ADAH For a moment Anna was inclined to think that Pamelia had made a mistake.
well
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The look of interest which Anna cast upon him emboldened Adah to say:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
Willie
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From this reading That beautiful face, that refined, ladylike manner, did not suit well a waiting maid, and Anna's doubts were increasing, when little Willie set her right by patting her cheek again, while he called out: "Mamma, arntee."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Excuse him, Miss Richards; he must have mistaken you for a dear friend at home, whom he calls 'Auntie,' I'll take him down; he troubles you."
