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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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on the subject of; concerning

From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

generally approved or compelling recognition

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make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

matters of personal concern

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Another sister, Julia, followed shortly afterwards.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

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From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Another sister, Julia, followed shortly afterwards.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

plural of “aspiration” — a will to succeed

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causing inconvenience

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the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama

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a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

the contestant you hope to defeat

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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

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From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

the event of dying or departure from life

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plural of “deduction” — a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

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a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth

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one or the other of two

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

first in order of birth

From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

at any time

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

a social unit living together

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

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preceding all others in time or space or degree

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past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Another sister, Julia, followed shortly afterwards.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

set up or found

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

destroyed or killed

From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

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where you live at a particular time

From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

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From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

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From this reading Another sister, Julia, followed shortly afterwards.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

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a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

belonging to the person speaking

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not any; not one

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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and nothing more

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

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not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)

From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

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someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

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a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences

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past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

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experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

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something that remunerates

From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

Identical; not different.

From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

an educational institution

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry

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someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

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for a short time

From this reading Another sister, Julia, followed shortly afterwards.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Another sister, Julia, followed shortly afterwards.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

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not in physical motion

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

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a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

the body of faculty and students at a university

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a formal word for “on”

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

at the time that

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

during the time that

From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.

plural of “yearning” — prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

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used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.