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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 am afraid I should find my visits a pain instead of a joy, if you did so.
afraid
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From this reading I am afraid I should find my visits a pain instead of a joy, if you did so.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Mrs. Mulholland and I want to come so much—sometimes alone, and sometimes together.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Mrs. Mulholland and I want to come so much—sometimes alone, and sometimes together.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We know very well that we are poor painted things compared with real mothers and sisters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We want to be mother and sister as much as we can, and you will let us!
ask
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We want to be mother and sister as much as we can, and you will let us!
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
Boar's
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We want to be mother and sister as much as we can, and you will let us!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Mrs. Mulholland and I want to come so much—sometimes alone, and sometimes together.
compared
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From this reading We know very well that we are poor painted things compared with real mothers and sisters.
Constance's
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
cottage
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
day
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
DEAR
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I am afraid I should find my visits a pain instead of a joy, if you did so.
find
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From this reading I am afraid I should find my visits a pain instead of a joy, if you did so.
following
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
going
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
Hill
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am afraid I should find my visits a pain instead of a joy, if you did so.
instead
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From this reading I am afraid I should find my visits a pain instead of a joy, if you did so.
joy
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From this reading I am afraid I should find my visits a pain instead of a joy, if you did so.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We know very well that we are poor painted things compared with real mothers and sisters.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We want to be mother and sister as much as we can, and you will let us!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
mother
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From this reading We want to be mother and sister as much as we can, and you will let us!
mothers
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From this reading We know very well that we are poor painted things compared with real mothers and sisters.
Mrs
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From this reading And Mrs. Mulholland and I want to come so much—sometimes alone, and sometimes together.
much
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From this reading And Mrs. Mulholland and I want to come so much—sometimes alone, and sometimes together.
Mulholland
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From this reading And Mrs. Mulholland and I want to come so much—sometimes alone, and sometimes together.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am afraid I should find my visits a pain instead of a joy, if you did so.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
OTTO
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
pain
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From this reading I am afraid I should find my visits a pain instead of a joy, if you did so.
painted
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From this reading We know very well that we are poor painted things compared with real mothers and sisters.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We know very well that we are poor painted things compared with real mothers and sisters.
Radowitz
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
raise
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
real
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From this reading We know very well that we are poor painted things compared with real mothers and sisters.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am afraid I should find my visits a pain instead of a joy, if you did so.
sister
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From this reading We want to be mother and sister as much as we can, and you will let us!
sisters
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From this reading We know very well that we are poor painted things compared with real mothers and sisters.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am afraid I should find my visits a pain instead of a joy, if you did so.
sometimes
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From this reading And Mrs. Mulholland and I want to come so much—sometimes alone, and sometimes together.
spoke
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
subject
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We know very well that we are poor painted things compared with real mothers and sisters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
things
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From this reading We know very well that we are poor painted things compared with real mothers and sisters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
together
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From this reading And Mrs. Mulholland and I want to come so much—sometimes alone, and sometimes together.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
very
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From this reading We know very well that we are poor painted things compared with real mothers and sisters.
visit
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
visits
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From this reading I am afraid I should find my visits a pain instead of a joy, if you did so.
want
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From this reading And Mrs. Mulholland and I want to come so much—sometimes alone, and sometimes together.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We want to be mother and sister as much as we can, and you will let us!
well
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From this reading We know very well that we are poor painted things compared with real mothers and sisters.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We want to be mother and sister as much as we can, and you will let us!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We know very well that we are poor painted things compared with real mothers and sisters.
wrote
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
yesterday
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From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On the day following Constance’s visit to the Boar’s Hill cottage she wrote to Radowitz:— “DEAR OTTO,—I am going to ask you not to raise the subject you spoke of yesterday to me again between us.
