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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 It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Esther would take a cab from the rank on the side street, and go with Bébita to the oculist, to the dressmaker with the clothes, and execute several minor commissions in shops along the Avenue.
alteration
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From this reading They would go first to the Fifth Avenue house, pick up there some clothes of Bébita’s needing alteration, and then separate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Friday morning when Suzanne was to go to town broke auspiciously bright and cloudless.
Annie
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From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
auspiciously
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From this reading The Friday morning when Suzanne was to go to town broke auspiciously bright and cloudless.
Avenue
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From this reading They would go first to the Fifth Avenue house, pick up there some clothes of Bébita’s needing alteration, and then separate.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
bright
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From this reading The Friday morning when Suzanne was to go to town broke auspiciously bright and cloudless.
broke
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From this reading The Friday morning when Suzanne was to go to town broke auspiciously bright and cloudless.
busy
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From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
Bébita
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From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
Bébita's
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From this reading They would go first to the Fifth Avenue house, pick up there some clothes of Bébita’s needing alteration, and then separate.
cab
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From this reading Esther would take a cab from the rank on the side street, and go with Bébita to the oculist, to the dressmaker with the clothes, and execute several minor commissions in shops along the Avenue.
clothes
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From this reading They would go first to the Fifth Avenue house, pick up there some clothes of Bébita’s needing alteration, and then separate.
cloudless
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From this reading The Friday morning when Suzanne was to go to town broke auspiciously bright and cloudless.
commissions
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From this reading Esther would take a cab from the rank on the side street, and go with Bébita to the oculist, to the dressmaker with the clothes, and execute several minor commissions in shops along the Avenue.
days
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From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
decided
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From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
dressmaker
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From this reading Esther would take a cab from the rank on the side street, and go with Bébita to the oculist, to the dressmaker with the clothes, and execute several minor commissions in shops along the Avenue.
drive
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From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
earlier
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From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
Esther
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From this reading Esther would take a cab from the rank on the side street, and go with Bébita to the oculist, to the dressmaker with the clothes, and execute several minor commissions in shops along the Avenue.
execute
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From this reading Esther would take a cab from the rank on the side street, and go with Bébita to the oculist, to the dressmaker with the clothes, and execute several minor commissions in shops along the Avenue.
Fifth
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From this reading They would go first to the Fifth Avenue house, pick up there some clothes of Bébita’s needing alteration, and then separate.
first
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From this reading They would go first to the Fifth Avenue house, pick up there some clothes of Bébita’s needing alteration, and then separate.
Friday
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From this reading The Friday morning when Suzanne was to go to town broke auspiciously bright and cloudless.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Esther would take a cab from the rank on the side street, and go with Bébita to the oculist, to the dressmaker with the clothes, and execute several minor commissions in shops along the Avenue.
go
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From this reading The Friday morning when Suzanne was to go to town broke auspiciously bright and cloudless.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
house
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From this reading They would go first to the Fifth Avenue house, pick up there some clothes of Bébita’s needing alteration, and then separate.
impressed
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From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
instructions
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From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
Maitland
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From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
meticulous
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From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
minor
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From this reading Esther would take a cab from the rank on the side street, and go with Bébita to the oculist, to the dressmaker with the clothes, and execute several minor commissions in shops along the Avenue.
Miss
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From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
morning
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From this reading The Friday morning when Suzanne was to go to town broke auspiciously bright and cloudless.
Mrs
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From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
needing
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From this reading They would go first to the Fifth Avenue house, pick up there some clothes of Bébita’s needing alteration, and then separate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
oculist
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From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They would go first to the Fifth Avenue house, pick up there some clothes of Bébita’s needing alteration, and then separate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
person
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From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
pick
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From this reading They would go first to the Fifth Avenue house, pick up there some clothes of Bébita’s needing alteration, and then separate.
plans
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From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
Price
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From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
proper
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From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
rank
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From this reading Esther would take a cab from the rank on the side street, and go with Bébita to the oculist, to the dressmaker with the clothes, and execute several minor commissions in shops along the Avenue.
received
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From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
separate
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From this reading They would go first to the Fifth Avenue house, pick up there some clothes of Bébita’s needing alteration, and then separate.
service
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From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
several
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From this reading Esther would take a cab from the rank on the side street, and go with Bébita to the oculist, to the dressmaker with the clothes, and execute several minor commissions in shops along the Avenue.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
shops
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From this reading Esther would take a cab from the rank on the side street, and go with Bébita to the oculist, to the dressmaker with the clothes, and execute several minor commissions in shops along the Avenue.
side
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From this reading Esther would take a cab from the rank on the side street, and go with Bébita to the oculist, to the dressmaker with the clothes, and execute several minor commissions in shops along the Avenue.
some
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From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
street
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From this reading Esther would take a cab from the rank on the side street, and go with Bébita to the oculist, to the dressmaker with the clothes, and execute several minor commissions in shops along the Avenue.
Suzanne
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From this reading The Friday morning when Suzanne was to go to town broke auspiciously bright and cloudless.
take
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From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Friday morning when Suzanne was to go to town broke auspiciously bright and cloudless.
then
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From this reading They would go first to the Fifth Avenue house, pick up there some clothes of Bébita’s needing alteration, and then separate.
there
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From this reading They would go first to the Fifth Avenue house, pick up there some clothes of Bébita’s needing alteration, and then separate.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would go first to the Fifth Avenue house, pick up there some clothes of Bébita’s needing alteration, and then separate.
thoroughness
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From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
time
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From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Friday morning when Suzanne was to go to town broke auspiciously bright and cloudless.
too
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From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
town
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From this reading The Friday morning when Suzanne was to go to town broke auspiciously bright and cloudless.
two
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From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
up
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From this reading They would go first to the Fifth Avenue house, pick up there some clothes of Bébita’s needing alteration, and then separate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Friday morning when Suzanne was to go to town broke auspiciously bright and cloudless.
went
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From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Friday morning when Suzanne was to go to town broke auspiciously bright and cloudless.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had been decided two days earlier, and though she had received some instructions at the time, on the drive in, Mrs. Price went over her plans with a meticulous thoroughness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As Annie was not the proper person to take Bébita to the oculist, and as Suzanne would be too busy to go herself, Miss Maitland had been impressed into the service.
