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Gloria at Boarding School
Gloria at Boarding School

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of Gloria at Boarding School is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Lilian Garis • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.
“Yes.
Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.
“That was like her--the dear woman.
She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.
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Gloria at Boarding School

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of Gloria at Boarding School is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.
Line 2
“Yes.
/jes/
Line 3
Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.
/dɪr ˈmʌðər sed aɪ maɪt tʃuːz ə neɪm ʃiː hæd ˈtʃoʊzən hərz sed ˈmeri ˈfeɪntli/
Line 4
“That was like her--the dear woman.
Line 5
She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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blonde noun US /blɑːnd/

a person with fair skin and hair

From this reading “She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.”

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boarding noun US /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/

the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

From this reading “THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.”

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Corday noun US /ˈkɔːrdeɪ/

French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)

From this reading “THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.”

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Equine adjective US /ˈiːkwaɪn/

resembling a horse

From this reading “She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.”

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lure noun US /lʊr/

qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

From this reading “THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.”

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riders noun US /ˈraɪdərz/

plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading “She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.”

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Troupe noun US /truːp/

organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)

From this reading “She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.”

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wardrobes noun US /ˈwɔːrdroʊbz/

plural of “wardrobe” — a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

From this reading “She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

BOARDING SCHOOL noun + noun

a private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught

In this reading “THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.”

925 times in 426,211 chapters
Dear mother adjective + noun

In this reading “Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.”

5,779 times in 426,211 chapters
for years preposition + noun

In this reading “She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.”

21,596 times in 426,211 chapters

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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 Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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blondenounUS /blɑːnd/

a person with fair skin and hair

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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BOARDINGnounUS /ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/

the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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capableadjectiveUS /ˈkeɪpəbəl/

(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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chooseverbUS /tʃuːz/

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.

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chosennounUS /ˈtʃoʊzən/

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.

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CordaynounUS /ˈkɔːrdeɪ/

French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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Corday's

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From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.

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destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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EquineadjectiveUS /ˈiːkwaɪn/

resembling a horse

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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evidentadjectiveUS /ˈevədənt/

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/

to a faint degree or weakly perceived

From this reading Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
gentleadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəl/

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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guidedadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdəd/

subject to guidance or control especially after launching

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.

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handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “That was like her--the dear woman.

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herspronounUS /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.

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likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “That was like her--the dear woman.

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lovingadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvɪŋ/

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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LUREnounUS /lʊr/

qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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MarynounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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Mears

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.

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mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.

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MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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recognitionnounUS /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/

the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/

recurring again and again

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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restedadjectiveUS /ˈrestəd/

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ridersnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/

plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.

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sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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SCHOOLnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Dear mother said I might choose a name; she had chosen hers,” said Mary faintly.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “That was like her--the dear woman.

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TroupenounUS /truːp/

organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wardrobesnounUS /ˈwɔːrdroʊbz/

plural of “wardrobe” — a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “That was like her--the dear woman.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading “That was like her--the dear woman.

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womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading She was so loving, so gentle,” Mrs. Corday’s blonde head rested upon the capable hands, the same hands that for years had guided the destiny of marvellous wardrobes for the women riders of Corday’s Equine Troupe.

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YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading “Yes.

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE LURE OF BOARDING SCHOOL “And they called you Mary Mears?” repeated Mrs. Corday, with evident recognition of the girl standing there.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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