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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 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
able
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
acceptance
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
advice
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she started again, and wrote a friendly invitation, without any embarrassing explanations or apologies.
all
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From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
aloud
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From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
always
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY LETTER.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
any
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From this reading Then she started again, and wrote a friendly invitation, without any embarrassing explanations or apologies.
apologies
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From this reading Then she started again, and wrote a friendly invitation, without any embarrassing explanations or apologies.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
biting
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
chance
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
Chippendale
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
Clay
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
despair
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
desperation
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
down
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From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
easy
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
embarrassing
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From this reading Then she started again, and wrote a friendly invitation, without any embarrassing explanations or apologies.
end
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
explanations
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From this reading Then she started again, and wrote a friendly invitation, without any embarrassing explanations or apologies.
EXTRAORDINARY
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY LETTER.
find
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
five
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
friend's
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
friendly
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From this reading Then she started again, and wrote a friendly invitation, without any embarrassing explanations or apologies.
gentlefolks
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From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
gentlemanly
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
George
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
girl
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From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
invitation
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
It's
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From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
just
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
kind
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
lady
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From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
LETTER
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From this reading AN EXTRAORDINARY LETTER.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
minutes
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
more
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
Naomi
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
off
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
one's
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
only
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then she started again, and wrote a friendly invitation, without any embarrassing explanations or apologies.
parents
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From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
pen
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
pretty
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
said
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From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
Sarah
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From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
sat
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
say
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
sent
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
showing
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
sister
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
sit
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From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
sort
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
started
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From this reading Then she started again, and wrote a friendly invitation, without any embarrassing explanations or apologies.
table
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
taking
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
talk
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From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
tear
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
Then
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From this reading Then she started again, and wrote a friendly invitation, without any embarrassing explanations or apologies.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
up
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
very
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From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
way
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From this reading 'George may be able to say that kind of thing in a gentlemanly way--he always does say the right sort of thing--but I shall just chance it,' she muttered to herself, as she sealed up the letter and sent it off by Naomi, without showing it to any one or taking any one's advice upon it.
well
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From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
what's
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From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then she started again, and wrote a friendly invitation, without any embarrassing explanations or apologies.
write
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From this reading It did not take George Clay five minutes to write his acceptance of his friend's invitation; but his sister did not find her letter quite so easy to write, and she sat at the pretty Chippendale table biting the end of her pen for more than that length of time before she began to write in desperation, only to tear up the letter in despair.
wrote
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From this reading Then she started again, and wrote a friendly invitation, without any embarrassing explanations or apologies.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'It's all very well for George to talk; but it's not so easy to sit down and tell a girl you are not a lady, and, what's more, that your parents are not gentlefolks,' said Sarah aloud to herself.
