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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 The speaker—Miss Leighton—put the question in a querulous tone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
announced
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From this reading "I have been to Lower Brimley," Miss Leighton announced.
answered
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From this reading "Yes, ma'am," Barnes answered, as she proceeded to lock the last trunk and securely fasten its leather straps.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, ma'am," Barnes answered, as she proceeded to lock the last trunk and securely fasten its leather straps.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
Barnes
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From this reading GOOD-BYES "HAVE you nearly finished, Barnes?"
bed
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
bedroom
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
belongings
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
bonnet
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
Brimley
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
cloak
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
engaged
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
entered
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
fasten
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From this reading "Yes, ma'am," Barnes answered, as she proceeded to lock the last trunk and securely fasten its leather straps.
finished
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From this reading GOOD-BYES "HAVE you nearly finished, Barnes?"
flung
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
GOOD-BYES
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From this reading GOOD-BYES "HAVE you nearly finished, Barnes?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GOOD-BYES "HAVE you nearly finished, Barnes?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
Higher
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been to Lower Brimley," Miss Leighton announced.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The speaker—Miss Leighton—put the question in a querulous tone.
irritability
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, ma'am," Barnes answered, as she proceeded to lock the last trunk and securely fasten its leather straps.
last
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From this reading "Yes, ma'am," Barnes answered, as she proceeded to lock the last trunk and securely fasten its leather straps.
leather
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From this reading "Yes, ma'am," Barnes answered, as she proceeded to lock the last trunk and securely fasten its leather straps.
Leighton
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From this reading The speaker—Miss Leighton—put the question in a querulous tone.
lock
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From this reading "Yes, ma'am," Barnes answered, as she proceeded to lock the last trunk and securely fasten its leather straps.
Lower
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From this reading "I have been to Lower Brimley," Miss Leighton announced.
ma'am
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From this reading "Yes, ma'am," Barnes answered, as she proceeded to lock the last trunk and securely fasten its leather straps.
maid
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
manner
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
Miss
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From this reading The speaker—Miss Leighton—put the question in a querulous tone.
moment
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
nearly
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From this reading GOOD-BYES "HAVE you nearly finished, Barnes?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
off
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
out
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
packing
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
proceeded
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From this reading "Yes, ma'am," Barnes answered, as she proceeded to lock the last trunk and securely fasten its leather straps.
put
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From this reading The speaker—Miss Leighton—put the question in a querulous tone.
querulous
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From this reading The speaker—Miss Leighton—put the question in a querulous tone.
question
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From this reading The speaker—Miss Leighton—put the question in a querulous tone.
securely
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From this reading "Yes, ma'am," Barnes answered, as she proceeded to lock the last trunk and securely fasten its leather straps.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
showed
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
speaker
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From this reading The speaker—Miss Leighton—put the question in a querulous tone.
straps
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From this reading "Yes, ma'am," Barnes answered, as she proceeded to lock the last trunk and securely fasten its leather straps.
taking
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From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The speaker—Miss Leighton—put the question in a querulous tone.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, ma'am," Barnes answered, as she proceeded to lock the last trunk and securely fasten its leather straps.
tone
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From this reading The speaker—Miss Leighton—put the question in a querulous tone.
trunk
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From this reading "Yes, ma'am," Barnes answered, as she proceeded to lock the last trunk and securely fasten its leather straps.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had that moment entered her bedroom at Higher Brimley, where her maid was engaged in packing her belongings; and, taking off her bonnet and cloak, she flung them upon the bed with an irritability of manner which showed she had been put out.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, ma'am," Barnes answered, as she proceeded to lock the last trunk and securely fasten its leather straps.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GOOD-BYES "HAVE you nearly finished, Barnes?"
