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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 Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
affection
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From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
afraid
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
arms
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From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
back
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
bade
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From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
big
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From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
black
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From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
Bob
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
book
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From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
boy
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From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
bundled
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From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
call
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
carriage
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From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
caution
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
ceremony
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From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
close
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
coachman
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From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
constantly
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
Dan
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From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
day
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From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
discreet
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
door
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From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
driven
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From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
driver
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From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
end
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From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
fall
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
family
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From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
far
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From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
farther
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
gate
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From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
got
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From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
keep
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From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
keeping
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
kissed
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From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
Master
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From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
miles
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From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
Miss
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From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
mistress
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
more
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From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
off
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From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
Old
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From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
opened
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From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
pace
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
parasol
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
put
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From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
said
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From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
say
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
school
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From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
seat
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From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
seen
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From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
shoes
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From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
show
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
stout
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
street
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From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
then
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From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
there
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From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
thirty
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From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
too
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
town
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From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
turn
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
turned
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From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
waiting
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From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
walked
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From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
want
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From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
wrath
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From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
