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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 I suggested a charitable institution of some kind in France where he would be brought up among her people.
afternoons
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I suggested a charitable institution of some kind in France where he would be brought up among her people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
away
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
bad
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I suggested a charitable institution of some kind in France where he would be brought up among her people.
better
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From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
brought
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From this reading I suggested a charitable institution of some kind in France where he would be brought up among her people.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
came
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
care
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From this reading If she could not take care of him, she should send him to school where there were responsible people who could.
charitable
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From this reading I suggested a charitable institution of some kind in France where he would be brought up among her people.
child's
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
Clementine
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
contribute
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If she could not take care of him, she should send him to school where there were responsible people who could.
day
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
determination
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
English
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
Ernest's
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
extra
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
face
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From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
father
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
find
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
forces
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
fought
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
France
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From this reading I suggested a charitable institution of some kind in France where he would be brought up among her people.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
future
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From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
go
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
got
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
half
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
haunted
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From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
illegitimate
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I suggested a charitable institution of some kind in France where he would be brought up among her people.
institution
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From this reading I suggested a charitable institution of some kind in France where he would be brought up among her people.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
keep
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
kind
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From this reading I suggested a charitable institution of some kind in France where he would be brought up among her people.
known
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From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
law
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
occupy
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From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
old
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From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
out
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
people
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From this reading If she could not take care of him, she should send him to school where there were responsible people who could.
preparing
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From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
profited
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
promised
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
realized
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
received
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
remonstrated
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From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
represented
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From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading If she could not take care of him, she should send him to school where there were responsible people who could.
school
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From this reading If she could not take care of him, she should send him to school where there were responsible people who could.
send
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From this reading If she could not take care of him, she should send him to school where there were responsible people who could.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
shillings
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
shrewd
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From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
sixpence
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
some
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From this reading I suggested a charitable institution of some kind in France where he would be brought up among her people.
streets
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
suggested
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From this reading I suggested a charitable institution of some kind in France where he would be brought up among her people.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
take
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From this reading If she could not take care of him, she should send him to school where there were responsible people who could.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
there
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From this reading If she could not take care of him, she should send him to school where there were responsible people who could.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
three
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
time
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
understand
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
up
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From this reading I suggested a charitable institution of some kind in France where he would be brought up among her people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
wasting
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
weekly
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From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
went
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading If she could not take care of him, she should send him to school where there were responsible people who could.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But this she fought against with a determination I could not understand, until it came out that she had profited by the English law which forces a father to contribute to his illegitimate child's support, and from Ernest's she received weekly three shillings and sixpence.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If she could not take care of him, she should send him to school where there were responsible people who could.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I should have known better than to occupy myself with him, but his old shrewd face haunted me until I remonstrated with Clementine, and represented to her the future she was preparing for him.
work
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
worse
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From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As time went on, and Clementine did not find the extra work for her afternoons that she had promised to find, I realized that she would keep on wasting her free half day, and that he would go from bad to worse if he were not got away from her and out of the streets.
