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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 I will now give you a sketch of our hotel-keeping in California.
account
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From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
all
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From this reading For our cook we paid two hundred and fifty per month, our steward one hundred and twenty-five, and for all other assistance in a similar proportion.
always
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
assistance
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From this reading For our cook we paid two hundred and fifty per month, our steward one hundred and twenty-five, and for all other assistance in a similar proportion.
Atlantic
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From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
California
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From this reading I will now give you a sketch of our hotel-keeping in California.
capacity
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
care
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
compelled
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From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
cook
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From this reading For our cook we paid two hundred and fifty per month, our steward one hundred and twenty-five, and for all other assistance in a similar proportion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
days
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From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
demands
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From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
devolving
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
dollars
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From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
early
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From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
exorbitant
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From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
extreme
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
fifty
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From this reading For our cook we paid two hundred and fifty per month, our steward one hundred and twenty-five, and for all other assistance in a similar proportion.
filled
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
flattering
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
future
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
give
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From this reading I will now give you a sketch of our hotel-keeping in California.
given
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
granted
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From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
Hotel
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From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
hotel-keeping
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From this reading I will now give you a sketch of our hotel-keeping in California.
house
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
hundred
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From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
husband
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From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will now give you a sketch of our hotel-keeping in California.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will now give you a sketch of our hotel-keeping in California.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
labor
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
late
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From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
month
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From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
necessarily
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
now
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From this reading I will now give you a sketch of our hotel-keeping in California.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will now give you a sketch of our hotel-keeping in California.
Often
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From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
other
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From this reading For our cook we paid two hundred and fifty per month, our steward one hundred and twenty-five, and for all other assistance in a similar proportion.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I will now give you a sketch of our hotel-keeping in California.
paid
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From this reading For our cook we paid two hundred and fifty per month, our steward one hundred and twenty-five, and for all other assistance in a similar proportion.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
proportion
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From this reading For our cook we paid two hundred and fifty per month, our steward one hundred and twenty-five, and for all other assistance in a similar proportion.
prospect
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
provided
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
reasonably
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From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
rented
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From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
servants
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From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
similar
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From this reading For our cook we paid two hundred and fifty per month, our steward one hundred and twenty-five, and for all other assistance in a similar proportion.
sketch
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From this reading I will now give you a sketch of our hotel-keeping in California.
spacious
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From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
steward
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From this reading For our cook we paid two hundred and fifty per month, our steward one hundred and twenty-five, and for all other assistance in a similar proportion.
strength
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
success
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
succession
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From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
sustain
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
twenty-five
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From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
two
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From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
utmost
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
very
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From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For our cook we paid two hundred and fifty per month, our steward one hundred and twenty-five, and for all other assistance in a similar proportion.
weeks
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From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
weight
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From this reading The house was always filled to its utmost capacity; and the prospect of future success was flattering in the extreme, provided I had strength given me to sustain the weight of care and labor necessarily devolving upon me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My husband rented the Atlantic Hotel, which was not a very spacious one, for two hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will now give you a sketch of our hotel-keeping in California.
work
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From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Often, on account of exorbitant demands from servants,--demands which could not reasonably be granted,--I would be compelled to work early and late, for days and weeks in succession.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will now give you a sketch of our hotel-keeping in California.
