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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 Honor seems to feel the heat a great deal, though she is thin, and not fat like me.
Allahabad
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From this reading Letter from Mrs. Brande, Allahabad, to Pelham Brande, Esq., Shirani:-- “DEAR P.
allow
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
arrived
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From this reading “She arrived yesterday, so you may expect us on Saturday.
Brande
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From this reading Letter from Mrs. Brande, Allahabad, to Pelham Brande, Esq., Shirani:-- “DEAR P.
Bungalow
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
cook
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
coolies
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
deal
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From this reading Honor seems to feel the heat a great deal, though she is thin, and not fat like me.
DEAR
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From this reading Letter from Mrs. Brande, Allahabad, to Pelham Brande, Esq., Shirani:-- “DEAR P.
dinner
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
don't
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
down
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
Dâk
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
Esq
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From this reading Letter from Mrs. Brande, Allahabad, to Pelham Brande, Esq., Shirani:-- “DEAR P.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “She arrived yesterday, so you may expect us on Saturday.
fat
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From this reading Honor seems to feel the heat a great deal, though she is thin, and not fat like me.
feel
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From this reading Honor seems to feel the heat a great deal, though she is thin, and not fat like me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Letter from Mrs. Brande, Allahabad, to Pelham Brande, Esq., Shirani:-- “DEAR P.
great
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From this reading Honor seems to feel the heat a great deal, though she is thin, and not fat like me.
heat
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From this reading Honor seems to feel the heat a great deal, though she is thin, and not fat like me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
Honor
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From this reading Honor seems to feel the heat a great deal, though she is thin, and not fat like me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Honor seems to feel the heat a great deal, though she is thin, and not fat like me.
JOY
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From this reading TOBY JOY.
Letter
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From this reading Letter from Mrs. Brande, Allahabad, to Pelham Brande, Esq., Shirani:-- “DEAR P.
like
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From this reading Honor seems to feel the heat a great deal, though she is thin, and not fat like me.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “She arrived yesterday, so you may expect us on Saturday.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Honor seems to feel the heat a great deal, though she is thin, and not fat like me.
more
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
Mrs
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From this reading Letter from Mrs. Brande, Allahabad, to Pelham Brande, Esq., Shirani:-- “DEAR P.
Nath
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Honor seems to feel the heat a great deal, though she is thin, and not fat like me.
Nubboo
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “She arrived yesterday, so you may expect us on Saturday.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
P
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From this reading Letter from Mrs. Brande, Allahabad, to Pelham Brande, Esq., Shirani:-- “DEAR P.
Pelham
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From this reading Letter from Mrs. Brande, Allahabad, to Pelham Brande, Esq., Shirani:-- “DEAR P.
pony
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
Saturday
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From this reading “She arrived yesterday, so you may expect us on Saturday.
seems
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From this reading Honor seems to feel the heat a great deal, though she is thin, and not fat like me.
Send
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She arrived yesterday, so you may expect us on Saturday.
Shirani
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From this reading Letter from Mrs. Brande, Allahabad, to Pelham Brande, Esq., Shirani:-- “DEAR P.
six
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “She arrived yesterday, so you may expect us on Saturday.
Tal
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Honor seems to feel the heat a great deal, though she is thin, and not fat like me.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Honor seems to feel the heat a great deal, though she is thin, and not fat like me.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Honor seems to feel the heat a great deal, though she is thin, and not fat like me.
Thursday
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From this reading Send Nubboo down to Nath Tal Dâk Bungalow on Thursday, to cook our dinner, and don’t allow him _more_ than _six_ coolies and _one_ pony.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Letter from Mrs. Brande, Allahabad, to Pelham Brande, Esq., Shirani:-- “DEAR P.
TOBY
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From this reading TOBY JOY.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She arrived yesterday, so you may expect us on Saturday.
yesterday
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From this reading “She arrived yesterday, so you may expect us on Saturday.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She arrived yesterday, so you may expect us on Saturday.
