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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 At the table was sitting a matronly lady in black, with a stodgy and inexpressive face.
abject
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From this reading “Dear me!” she ejaculated softly, in tones of abject consternation, “who has she picked up now?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the table was sitting a matronly lady in black, with a stodgy and inexpressive face.
any
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From this reading Before the elder lady had time to give any other indication of the manner in which she intended to receive the stranger, the young girl flung her uninjured arm from behind round the neck of her less impulsive fellow-woman, and cried:
arm
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From this reading Before the elder lady had time to give any other indication of the manner in which she intended to receive the stranger, the young girl flung her uninjured arm from behind round the neck of her less impulsive fellow-woman, and cried:
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the table was sitting a matronly lady in black, with a stodgy and inexpressive face.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the elder lady had time to give any other indication of the manner in which she intended to receive the stranger, the young girl flung her uninjured arm from behind round the neck of her less impulsive fellow-woman, and cried:
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Before the elder lady had time to give any other indication of the manner in which she intended to receive the stranger, the young girl flung her uninjured arm from behind round the neck of her less impulsive fellow-woman, and cried:
black
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From this reading At the table was sitting a matronly lady in black, with a stodgy and inexpressive face.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
consternation
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cried
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Dear
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desk
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
dismay
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
drew
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
ejaculated
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elder
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From this reading Before the elder lady had time to give any other indication of the manner in which she intended to receive the stranger, the young girl flung her uninjured arm from behind round the neck of her less impulsive fellow-woman, and cried:
Ellis
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From this reading “Mammy Ellis, you see--you see I was right.
entrance
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
evident
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
face
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From this reading At the table was sitting a matronly lady in black, with a stodgy and inexpressive face.
fellow-woman
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From this reading Before the elder lady had time to give any other indication of the manner in which she intended to receive the stranger, the young girl flung her uninjured arm from behind round the neck of her less impulsive fellow-woman, and cried:
flung
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followed
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
gentleman
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
girl
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give
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From this reading Before the elder lady had time to give any other indication of the manner in which she intended to receive the stranger, the young girl flung her uninjured arm from behind round the neck of her less impulsive fellow-woman, and cried:
good-looking
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before the elder lady had time to give any other indication of the manner in which she intended to receive the stranger, the young girl flung her uninjured arm from behind round the neck of her less impulsive fellow-woman, and cried:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Dear me!” she ejaculated softly, in tones of abject consternation, “who has she picked up now?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mammy Ellis, you see--you see I was right.
impulsive
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From this reading Before the elder lady had time to give any other indication of the manner in which she intended to receive the stranger, the young girl flung her uninjured arm from behind round the neck of her less impulsive fellow-woman, and cried:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the table was sitting a matronly lady in black, with a stodgy and inexpressive face.
indication
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inexpressive
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From this reading At the table was sitting a matronly lady in black, with a stodgy and inexpressive face.
intended
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ivory-handled
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
lady
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From this reading At the table was sitting a matronly lady in black, with a stodgy and inexpressive face.
less
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From this reading Before the elder lady had time to give any other indication of the manner in which she intended to receive the stranger, the young girl flung her uninjured arm from behind round the neck of her less impulsive fellow-woman, and cried:
letters
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
little
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
Mammy
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From this reading “Mammy Ellis, you see--you see I was right.
manner
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matronly
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From this reading At the table was sitting a matronly lady in black, with a stodgy and inexpressive face.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Dear me!” she ejaculated softly, in tones of abject consternation, “who has she picked up now?”
morocco
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
neat
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
neck
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nose
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
now
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From this reading “Dear me!” she ejaculated softly, in tones of abject consternation, “who has she picked up now?”
occupation
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
other
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From this reading Before the elder lady had time to give any other indication of the manner in which she intended to receive the stranger, the young girl flung her uninjured arm from behind round the neck of her less impulsive fellow-woman, and cried:
pen
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
perfectly
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
picked
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pupil
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
receive
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right
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From this reading “Mammy Ellis, you see--you see I was right.
round
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From this reading Before the elder lady had time to give any other indication of the manner in which she intended to receive the stranger, the young girl flung her uninjured arm from behind round the neck of her less impulsive fellow-woman, and cried:
rubbed
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
see
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From this reading “Mammy Ellis, you see--you see I was right.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
sitting
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From this reading At the table was sitting a matronly lady in black, with a stodgy and inexpressive face.
softly
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stodgy
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From this reading At the table was sitting a matronly lady in black, with a stodgy and inexpressive face.
stranger
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table
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From this reading At the table was sitting a matronly lady in black, with a stodgy and inexpressive face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the table was sitting a matronly lady in black, with a stodgy and inexpressive face.
time
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From this reading Before the elder lady had time to give any other indication of the manner in which she intended to receive the stranger, the young girl flung her uninjured arm from behind round the neck of her less impulsive fellow-woman, and cried:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tones
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uninjured
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unknown
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
up
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the table was sitting a matronly lady in black, with a stodgy and inexpressive face.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before the elder lady had time to give any other indication of the manner in which she intended to receive the stranger, the young girl flung her uninjured arm from behind round the neck of her less impulsive fellow-woman, and cried:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Dear me!” she ejaculated softly, in tones of abject consternation, “who has she picked up now?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the table was sitting a matronly lady in black, with a stodgy and inexpressive face.
writing
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From this reading She was writing letters at a neat little morocco desk; and on the entrance of her pupil followed by a good-looking but perfectly unknown gentleman, she drew herself up from her occupation, and rubbed her nose with her ivory-handled pen in evident dismay.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mammy Ellis, you see--you see I was right.
young
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From this reading Before the elder lady had time to give any other indication of the manner in which she intended to receive the stranger, the young girl flung her uninjured arm from behind round the neck of her less impulsive fellow-woman, and cried:
