abruptlyadverbUS /əˈbrʌptli/
quickly and without warning
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It would be hard, sir, said I, if you was not always welcome to your honour’s own house.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
artfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːrtfəl/
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I would have gone; but he said, Don’t run away, I tell you.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be hard, sir, said I, if you was not always welcome to your honour’s own house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
bosomnounUS /ˈbʊzəm/
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
confusedadjectiveUS /kənˈfjuːzd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
don't
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From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
fearedverbUS /fɪrd/
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading I would have gone; but he said, Don’t run away, I tell you.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It would be hard, sir, said I, if you was not always welcome to your honour’s own house.
harmnounUS /hɑːrm/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have gone; but he said, Don’t run away, I tell you.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
honour'snounUS /ˈɑːnərz/
possessive form of “honour” — the state of being honored
From this reading It would be hard, sir, said I, if you was not always welcome to your honour’s own house.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It would be hard, sir, said I, if you was not always welcome to your honour’s own house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
LincolnshirenounUS /ˈlɪŋkənʃɪr/
an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea
From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
MOTHERnounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would be hard, sir, said I, if you was not always welcome to your honour’s own house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It would be hard, sir, said I, if you was not always welcome to your honour’s own house.
Pamela
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From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I would have gone; but he said, Don’t run away, I tell you.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading It would be hard, sir, said I, if you was not always welcome to your honour’s own house.
SitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEAR MOTHER, I broke off abruptly my last letter; for I feared he was coming; and so it happened.
welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/
accept gladly
From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I put the letter in my bosom, and took up my work, which lay by me; but I had so little of the artful, as he called it, that I looked as confused as if I had been doing some great harm.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be hard, sir, said I, if you was not always welcome to your honour’s own house.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sit still, Pamela, said he, mind your work, for all me.—You don’t tell me I am welcome home, after my journey to Lincolnshire.
