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From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
anew
From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
aproned
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From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
bonnieadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
cabinetnounUS /ˈkæbənət/
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading Never again will she "do out" our drawing-room with its disgraceful old carpet and its graceful old cabinet.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
carpetnounUS /ˈkɑːrpət/
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading Never again will she "do out" our drawing-room with its disgraceful old carpet and its graceful old cabinet.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
disgracefuladjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡreɪsfəl/
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
From this reading Never again will she "do out" our drawing-room with its disgraceful old carpet and its graceful old cabinet.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Never again will she "do out" our drawing-room with its disgraceful old carpet and its graceful old cabinet.
drawing-room
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From this reading Never again will she "do out" our drawing-room with its disgraceful old carpet and its graceful old cabinet.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
destroyed or killed
From this reading MILLION LEAVES HER PLACE MILLION has gone!
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading Never again will she "do out" our drawing-room with its disgraceful old carpet and its graceful old cabinet.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MILLION LEAVES HER PLACE MILLION has gone!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Never again will she have to struggle with the vagaries of its range.
heiressnounUS /ˈerəs/
a female heir
From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MILLION LEAVES HER PLACE MILLION has gone!
inconvenientadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkənˈviːnjənt/
not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs
From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Never again will she have to struggle with the vagaries of its range.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading MILLION LEAVES HER PLACE MILLION has gone!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
maid-of-all-work
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From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
MILLIONnounUS /ˈmɪljən/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading MILLION LEAVES HER PLACE MILLION has gone!
millionairenounUS /ˌmɪljəˈner/
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
not any; not one
From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never again will she have to struggle with the vagaries of its range.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Never again will she "do out" our drawing-room with its disgraceful old carpet and its graceful old cabinet.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Never again will she "do out" our drawing-room with its disgraceful old carpet and its graceful old cabinet.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading MILLION LEAVES HER PLACE MILLION has gone!
pork-butcher's
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From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Never again will she have to struggle with the vagaries of its range.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
shockinglyadverbUS /ˈʃɑːkɪŋli/
extremely
From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Never again will she have to struggle with the vagaries of its range.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Never again will she have to struggle with the vagaries of its range.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never again will she have to struggle with the vagaries of its range.
trimverbUS /trɪm/
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
vagariesnounUS /ˈveɪɡəriz/
plural of “vagary” — an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)
From this reading Never again will she have to struggle with the vagaries of its range.
which person or people
From this reading She has left us, our little cheerful, and bonnie, and capable maid-of-all-work who has become a millionaire pork-butcher's heiress!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Never again will her trim, aproned figure busy itself about our small and shockingly inconvenient kitchen at No. 45.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Never again will she have to struggle with the vagaries of its range.
