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'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby? Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant? I must know at once, madam, what you intend to do? Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours. You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant?”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must know at once, madam, what you intend to do?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must know at once, madam, what you intend to do?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant?
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From this reading You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.
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From this reading You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
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From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I must know at once, madam, what you intend to do?
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From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant?
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From this reading You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant?
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From this reading You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
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From this reading Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I must know at once, madam, what you intend to do?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
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From this reading Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant?
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From this reading I must know at once, madam, what you intend to do?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must know at once, madam, what you intend to do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must know at once, madam, what you intend to do?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant?
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From this reading Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must know at once, madam, what you intend to do?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
above and across; more than
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is my night's sleep to be again disturbed by the peevish wails of a troublesome infant?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I must know at once, madam, what you intend to do?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have but to say the word, ma'am, and my bed will be well aired, and the room at Miss Jenkins's all comfortable for me to-night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You must answer me this question very decidedly, ma'am: am I to go, or the baby?
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Miss Jenkins, over the way, has offered me her front parlour with the bedroom behind, and her terms are lower than yours.
