Chapter X
"Whenever I am selfish," she replied. "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave. "Why so?" said Agnes. "Because we treated her kindly? Did you take us for heathens?"
Judge Elbridge
Chapter X
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"Whenever
I
am
selfish,"
she
replied.
"You
young
ladies
have
done
yourselves
credit,"
said
Bradley,
when
Margaret
Frayer
had
taken
her
leave.
"Why
so?"
said
Agnes.
"Because
we
treated
her
kindly?
Did
you
take
us
for
heathens?"
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Line 1
"Whenever
I
am
selfish,"
she
replied.
Line 2
"You
young
ladies
have
done
yourselves
credit,"
said
Bradley,
when
Margaret
Frayer
had
taken
her
leave.
Line 3
"Why
so?"
said
Agnes.
Line 4
"Because
we
treated
her
kindly?
Line 5
Did
you
take
us
for
heathens?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “"Because we treated her kindly?”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Whenever I am selfish," she replied.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did you take us for heathens?"”
Whenever
conjunction
US /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “"Whenever I am selfish," she replied.”
Yourselves
pronoun
US /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “"You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.”
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Agnes
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From this reading "Why so?" said Agnes.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Whenever I am selfish," she replied.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Because we treated her kindly?
Bradley
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From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
credit
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From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you take us for heathens?"
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Did you take us for heathens?"
Frayer
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From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
heathens
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From this reading Did you take us for heathens?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Whenever I am selfish," she replied.
kindly
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From this reading "Because we treated her kindly?
ladies
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From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
leave
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From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
Margaret
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From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Whenever I am selfish," she replied.
said
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From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
selfish
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From this reading "Whenever I am selfish," she replied.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Whenever I am selfish," she replied.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why so?" said Agnes.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you take us for heathens?"
taken
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From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
treated
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From this reading "Because we treated her kindly?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did you take us for heathens?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Because we treated her kindly?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading "Whenever I am selfish," she replied.
Why
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From this reading "Why so?" said Agnes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
young
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From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.