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From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 6.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are resolved to break my heart.
Barnes
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From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
Betty
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From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
fearless and daring
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
terminate
From this reading They are resolved to break my heart.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
CLARISSA
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From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 6.
confidantnounUS /ˈkɑːnfədɑːnt/
someone to whom private matters are confided
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
deemedverbUS /diːmd/
past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
dischargedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒd/
having lost your job
From this reading My poor Hannah is discharged--disgracefully discharged!--Thus it was.
disgracefullyadverb
in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
From this reading My poor Hannah is discharged--disgracefully discharged!--Thus it was.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
a young female
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
Hannah
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From this reading My poor Hannah is discharged--disgracefully discharged!--Thus it was.
HARLOWE
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From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 6.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What, Miss, will you please to have for breakfast?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading They are resolved to break my heart.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
HOWEnounUS /haʊ/
United States editor (1920-1993)
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 6.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My poor Hannah is discharged--disgracefully discharged!--Thus it was.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My poor Hannah is discharged--disgracefully discharged!--Thus it was.
a female domestic
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
march in a procession
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 6.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 6.
MONDAYnounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 6.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 6.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They are resolved to break my heart.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading What, Miss, will you please to have for breakfast?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading My poor Hannah is discharged--disgracefully discharged!--Thus it was.
determined
From this reading They are resolved to break my heart.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are resolved to break my heart.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading My poor Hannah is discharged--disgracefully discharged!--Thus it was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE, TO MISS HOWE MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 6.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My poor Hannah is discharged--disgracefully discharged!--Thus it was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, Miss, will you please to have for breakfast?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What, Miss, will you please to have for breakfast?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within half an hour after I had sent the poor girl down for my breakfast, that bold creature Betty Barnes, my sister's confidant and servant, (if a favourite maid and confidant can be deemed a servant,) came up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What, Miss, will you please to have for breakfast?
