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From this reading Address Miss Betty Shaw, 160 Wakefield Avenue."
accountantnounUS /əˈkaʊntənt/
someone who maintains and audits business accounts
From this reading Good oral reader, pianist, quick and accurate household accountant, intelligent amanuensis, willing and obliging.
accurateadjectiveUS /ˈækjərət/
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
From this reading Good oral reader, pianist, quick and accurate household accountant, intelligent amanuensis, willing and obliging.
speak to
From this reading Address Miss Betty Shaw, 160 Wakefield Avenue."
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
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amanuensisnoun
someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
From this reading Good oral reader, pianist, quick and accurate household accountant, intelligent amanuensis, willing and obliging.
a quantity of money
From this reading Amount of salary optional.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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a line of approach
From this reading Address Miss Betty Shaw, 160 Wakefield Avenue."
Betty
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From this reading Address Miss Betty Shaw, 160 Wakefield Avenue."
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
CLUEnounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
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a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
desiresnounUS /dɪˈzaɪərz/
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
educatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
ETC
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good oral reader, pianist, quick and accurate household accountant, intelligent amanuensis, willing and obliging.
a social unit living together
From this reading Good oral reader, pianist, quick and accurate household accountant, intelligent amanuensis, willing and obliging.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intelligentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒənt/
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading Good oral reader, pianist, quick and accurate household accountant, intelligent amanuensis, willing and obliging.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
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fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Address Miss Betty Shaw, 160 Wakefield Avenue."
obligingadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ/
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
From this reading Good oral reader, pianist, quick and accurate household accountant, intelligent amanuensis, willing and obliging.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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optionaladjectiveUS /ˈɑːpʃənəl/
possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
From this reading Amount of salary optional.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
oraladjectiveUS /ˈɔːrəl/
using speech rather than writing
From this reading Good oral reader, pianist, quick and accurate household accountant, intelligent amanuensis, willing and obliging.
pianistnounUS /piˈænəst/
a person who plays the piano
From this reading Good oral reader, pianist, quick and accurate household accountant, intelligent amanuensis, willing and obliging.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
PRIMALadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪməl/
serving as an essential component
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accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Good oral reader, pianist, quick and accurate household accountant, intelligent amanuensis, willing and obliging.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Good oral reader, pianist, quick and accurate household accountant, intelligent amanuensis, willing and obliging.
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
the state of being held in high esteem and honor
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
salarynounUS /ˈsæləri/
something that remunerates
From this reading Amount of salary optional.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
ShawnounUS /ʃɔː/
United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
From this reading Address Miss Betty Shaw, 160 Wakefield Avenue."
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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Wakefield
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From this reading Address Miss Betty Shaw, 160 Wakefield Avenue."
well-bredadjective
of good upbringing
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading Good oral reader, pianist, quick and accurate household accountant, intelligent amanuensis, willing and obliging.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Young woman, well-bred, educated, stranger in city, and without relatives, desires situation as companion or social secretary with lady of established reputation and position.
