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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 Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
account
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
away
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
bills
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
blarneyed
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
bowed
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From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
bullied
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
care
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From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
caulked
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
cheque
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From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
contrived
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
credit
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
Cuckoo
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
DANGEROUS
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From this reading DANGEROUS.
Denis
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
eldest
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From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
fly
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From this reading Said the spider to the fly.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
garments
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
generous
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From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
gratifying
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
heavy
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From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
hundred
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “‘Will you walk into my parlour?’
lifted
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From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
load
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From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
Major
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
Malone's
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From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
more
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
most
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
Mrs
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From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
much-needed
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “‘Will you walk into my parlour?’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
out
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
parlour
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From this reading “‘Will you walk into my parlour?’
pay
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
pounds
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
pressing
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
purchase
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
repaired
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
Said
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From this reading Said the spider to the fly.”
servants
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
shoulders
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From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
sinking
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
some
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
son's
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From this reading Her eldest son’s generous cheque had lifted a heavy load of care from Mrs. Malone’s bowed shoulders.
spider
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From this reading Said the spider to the fly.”
sums
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Said the spider to the fly.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Said the spider to the fly.”
twenty
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
various
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
village
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From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
walk
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From this reading “‘Will you walk into my parlour?’
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “‘Will you walk into my parlour?’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She had caulked and repaired her sinking credit, with various gratifying sums “on account,” and although the Major bullied her out of one hundred pounds, and Denis blarneyed away twenty more, yet she contrived to pay the most pressing village bills and the servants’ wages, and to purchase some much-needed garments for Cuckoo and herself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Will you walk into my parlour?’
