adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Pray, do you think I would tolerate a college woman in my house?
admitverbUS /ədˈmɪt/
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading But I am afraid, my dear, we couldn't admit your pictures to the gallery."
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But I am afraid, my dear, we couldn't admit your pictures to the gallery."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I am afraid, my dear, we couldn't admit your pictures to the gallery."
amountnounUS /əˈmaʊnt/
a quantity of money
From this reading And what does your painting amount to?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what does your painting amount to?
breadnounUS /bred/
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I am afraid, my dear, we couldn't admit your pictures to the gallery."
butternounUS /ˈbʌtər/
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
collegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading "Pray, do you think I would tolerate a college woman in my house?
couldn't
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From this reading But I am afraid, my dear, we couldn't admit your pictures to the gallery."
dareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
daubs
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From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading But I am afraid, my dear, we couldn't admit your pictures to the gallery."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Pray, do you think I would tolerate a college woman in my house?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And what does your painting amount to?
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It's well enough for school-teachers.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It's well enough for school-teachers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading But I am afraid, my dear, we couldn't admit your pictures to the gallery."
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Pray, do you think I would tolerate a college woman in my house?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Pray, do you think I would tolerate a college woman in my house?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Pray, do you think I would tolerate a college woman in my house?
It's
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From this reading It's well enough for school-teachers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Pray, do you think I would tolerate a college woman in my house?
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
paintingnounUS /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading And what does your painting amount to?
picturesnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərz/
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading But I am afraid, my dear, we couldn't admit your pictures to the gallery."
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
PrayverbUS /preɪ/
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Pray, do you think I would tolerate a college woman in my house?
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
school-teachers
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From this reading It's well enough for school-teachers.
sellverbUS /sel/
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
sufficientlyadverbUS /səˈfɪʃəntli/
to a sufficient degree
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Pray, do you think I would tolerate a college woman in my house?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And what does your painting amount to?
tolerateverbUS /ˈtɑːləreɪt/
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading "Pray, do you think I would tolerate a college woman in my house?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But I am afraid, my dear, we couldn't admit your pictures to the gallery."
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It's well enough for school-teachers.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what does your painting amount to?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will paint sufficiently well, I dare say, to sell a few daubs, and so take the bread and butter from some poor girl.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Pray, do you think I would tolerate a college woman in my house?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Pray, do you think I would tolerate a college woman in my house?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Pray, do you think I would tolerate a college woman in my house?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And what does your painting amount to?
