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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 _How Joseph Andrews writ a letter to his sister Pamela._ "To MRS PAMELA ANDREWS, LIVING WITH SQUIRE BOOBY.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
ago
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From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
almost
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
Andrews
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From this reading _How Joseph Andrews writ a letter to his sister Pamela._ "To MRS PAMELA ANDREWS, LIVING WITH SQUIRE BOOBY.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
BOOBY
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From this reading _How Joseph Andrews writ a letter to his sister Pamela._ "To MRS PAMELA ANDREWS, LIVING WITH SQUIRE BOOBY.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
care
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From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
certainly
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From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
day
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
days
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From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
DEAR
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From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
death
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From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
died
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From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
discover
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From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
distracted
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From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
expected
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
family
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From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
folks
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From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
four
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From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
friend
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
gone
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From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
heard
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
heart
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _How Joseph Andrews writ a letter to his sister Pamela._ "To MRS PAMELA ANDREWS, LIVING WITH SQUIRE BOOBY.
honour
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
How
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From this reading _How Joseph Andrews writ a letter to his sister Pamela._ "To MRS PAMELA ANDREWS, LIVING WITH SQUIRE BOOBY.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
Joseph
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From this reading _How Joseph Andrews writ a letter to his sister Pamela._ "To MRS PAMELA ANDREWS, LIVING WITH SQUIRE BOOBY.
kind
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From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
known
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
knows
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
lady
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From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
lady's
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From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
ladyship
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
letter
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From this reading _How Joseph Andrews writ a letter to his sister Pamela._ "To MRS PAMELA ANDREWS, LIVING WITH SQUIRE BOOBY.
lives
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
LIVING
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From this reading _How Joseph Andrews writ a letter to his sister Pamela._ "To MRS PAMELA ANDREWS, LIVING WITH SQUIRE BOOBY.
lose
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
lost
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
loved
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
master
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From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
master's
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
misfortune
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From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
more
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
MRS
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From this reading _How Joseph Andrews writ a letter to his sister Pamela._ "To MRS PAMELA ANDREWS, LIVING WITH SQUIRE BOOBY.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
Pamela
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From this reading _How Joseph Andrews writ a letter to his sister Pamela._ "To MRS PAMELA ANDREWS, LIVING WITH SQUIRE BOOBY.
passes
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From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
quarrelled
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
received
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From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
say
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From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
secrets
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
servants
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
Sir
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From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
sister
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From this reading _How Joseph Andrews writ a letter to his sister Pamela._ "To MRS PAMELA ANDREWS, LIVING WITH SQUIRE BOOBY.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
SQUIRE
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From this reading _How Joseph Andrews writ a letter to his sister Pamela._ "To MRS PAMELA ANDREWS, LIVING WITH SQUIRE BOOBY.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
Thomas
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From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
thousand
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
times
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _How Joseph Andrews writ a letter to his sister Pamela._ "To MRS PAMELA ANDREWS, LIVING WITH SQUIRE BOOBY.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
wish
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From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _How Joseph Andrews writ a letter to his sister Pamela._ "To MRS PAMELA ANDREWS, LIVING WITH SQUIRE BOOBY.
worse
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From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading My worthy master Sir Thomas died about four days ago; and, what is worse, my poor lady is certainly gone distracted.
writ
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From this reading _How Joseph Andrews writ a letter to his sister Pamela._ "To MRS PAMELA ANDREWS, LIVING WITH SQUIRE BOOBY.
write
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From this reading "Don't tell anybody what I write, because I should not care to have folks say I discover what passes in our family; but if it had not been so great a lady, I should have thought she had had a mind to me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading None of the servants expected her to take it so to heart, because they quarrelled almost every day of their lives: but no more of that, because you know, Pamela, I never loved to tell the secrets of my master's family; but to be sure you must have known they never loved one another; and I have heard her ladyship wish his honour dead above a thousand times; but nobody knows what it is to lose a friend till they have lost him.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "DEAR SISTER,--Since I received your letter of your good lady's death, we have had a misfortune of the same kind in our family.
