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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 Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
Barbara
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From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But what else can be done?
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
business
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From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But what else can be done?
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
cellar
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From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
crimped
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From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
delicious
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From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what else can be done?
early
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From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
else
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From this reading But what else can be done?
exclaimed
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From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
father
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From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
girl
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From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
happy
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From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have less money than we need to keep up our position, and that must be remedied.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
hour
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From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
irons
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From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
keep
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From this reading We have less money than we need to keep up our position, and that must be remedied.
less
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From this reading We have less money than we need to keep up our position, and that must be remedied.
like
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From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
limped
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From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
maid-servant's
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From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
money
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From this reading We have less money than we need to keep up our position, and that must be remedied.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
moving
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From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We have less money than we need to keep up our position, and that must be remedied.
neatly
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From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
necessary
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From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have less money than we need to keep up our position, and that must be remedied.
others
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From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have less money than we need to keep up our position, and that must be remedied.
out
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From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
position
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From this reading We have less money than we need to keep up our position, and that must be remedied.
rehearsal
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From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
remedied
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From this reading We have less money than we need to keep up our position, and that must be remedied.
reply
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From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
rich
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From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
ruff
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From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
share
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From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
shun
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From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
singing
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From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
stand
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From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
stop
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From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
table
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From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We have less money than we need to keep up our position, and that must be remedied.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have less money than we need to keep up our position, and that must be remedied.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
to-morrow
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From this reading Besides, a neatly crimped ruff is necessary if a poor girl like me is to stand beside the others in the singing rehearsal early to-morrow morning.
up
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From this reading We have less money than we need to keep up our position, and that must be remedied.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The captain limped out into the cellar, but Barbara was already standing behind the table again, moving the irons.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have less money than we need to keep up our position, and that must be remedied.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what else can be done?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
wine
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From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
Wolf
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From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
work
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From this reading "When I am rich," she exclaimed, in reply to Wolf, who asked her to stop her work in this happy hour and share the delicious wine with him and her father, "I shall shun such maid-servant's business.
