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27
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From this reading I am upper housemaid to the family that live at No. 27 Limehouse Road, Pultneyville.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am upper housemaid to the family that live at No. 27 Limehouse Road, Pultneyville.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
answers
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
ask
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am upper housemaid to the family that live at No. 27 Limehouse Road, Pultneyville.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I have been requested to tell my story in my own langwidge, though, being no schollard, mind cannot conceive.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
bred
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
brute
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From this reading I think my master is a brute.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
cannot
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From this reading I have been requested to tell my story in my own langwidge, though, being no schollard, mind cannot conceive.
Collings
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
conceive
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From this reading I have been requested to tell my story in my own langwidge, though, being no schollard, mind cannot conceive.
consideration
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
enough
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
family
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From this reading I am upper housemaid to the family that live at No. 27 Limehouse Road, Pultneyville.
feelings
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
gets
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
gracious
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
housemaid
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From this reading I am upper housemaid to the family that live at No. 27 Limehouse Road, Pultneyville.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am upper housemaid to the family that live at No. 27 Limehouse Road, Pultneyville.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have been requested to tell my story in my own langwidge, though, being no schollard, mind cannot conceive.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
JONES'S
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From this reading MARY JONES'S NARRATIVE.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
knows
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
langwidge
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From this reading I have been requested to tell my story in my own langwidge, though, being no schollard, mind cannot conceive.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
Limehouse
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From this reading I am upper housemaid to the family that live at No. 27 Limehouse Road, Pultneyville.
live
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From this reading I am upper housemaid to the family that live at No. 27 Limehouse Road, Pultneyville.
MARY
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From this reading MARY JONES'S NARRATIVE.
master
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From this reading I think my master is a brute.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been requested to tell my story in my own langwidge, though, being no schollard, mind cannot conceive.
more
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
Mr
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been requested to tell my story in my own langwidge, though, being no schollard, mind cannot conceive.
NARRATIVE
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From this reading MARY JONES'S NARRATIVE.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I am upper housemaid to the family that live at No. 27 Limehouse Road, Pultneyville.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
own
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From this reading I have been requested to tell my story in my own langwidge, though, being no schollard, mind cannot conceive.
Pultneyville
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From this reading I am upper housemaid to the family that live at No. 27 Limehouse Road, Pultneyville.
questions
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
requested
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
rewarding
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
Road
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From this reading I am upper housemaid to the family that live at No. 27 Limehouse Road, Pultneyville.
say
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
schollard
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From this reading I have been requested to tell my story in my own langwidge, though, being no schollard, mind cannot conceive.
servants
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
some
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
stating
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
story
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From this reading I have been requested to tell my story in my own langwidge, though, being no schollard, mind cannot conceive.
takes
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am upper housemaid to the family that live at No. 27 Limehouse Road, Pultneyville.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am upper housemaid to the family that live at No. 27 Limehouse Road, Pultneyville.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think my master is a brute.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I have been requested to tell my story in my own langwidge, though, being no schollard, mind cannot conceive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am upper housemaid to the family that live at No. 27 Limehouse Road, Pultneyville.
trouble
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
upper
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From this reading I am upper housemaid to the family that live at No. 27 Limehouse Road, Pultneyville.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
Wilkey
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From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have been requested by Mr. Wilkey Collings, which I takes the liberty of here stating is a gentleman born and bred, and has some consideration for the feelings of servants, and is not above rewarding them for their trouble, which is more than you can say for some who ask questions and gets short answers enough, gracious knows, to tell what I know about them.
