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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 She was far too interesting; in fact a type of governess altogether new in her present employer’s rather chequered experience.
advertising
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From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
altogether
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From this reading She was far too interesting; in fact a type of governess altogether new in her present employer’s rather chequered experience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
ask
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From this reading Indeed, for the sake of General Norris and dear Dolores, she had been obliged to ask Miss Cass to dine upstairs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
balm
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From this reading There was balm in that thought.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
bring
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From this reading But even now Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson could not quite bring herself to give that lady notice.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even now Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson could not quite bring herself to give that lady notice.
Cass
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From this reading Indeed, for the sake of General Norris and dear Dolores, she had been obliged to ask Miss Cass to dine upstairs.
chequered
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From this reading She was far too interesting; in fact a type of governess altogether new in her present employer’s rather chequered experience.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But even now Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson could not quite bring herself to give that lady notice.
days
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From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
dear
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From this reading Indeed, for the sake of General Norris and dear Dolores, she had been obliged to ask Miss Cass to dine upstairs.
dine
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From this reading Indeed, for the sake of General Norris and dear Dolores, she had been obliged to ask Miss Cass to dine upstairs.
Dolores
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From this reading Indeed, for the sake of General Norris and dear Dolores, she had been obliged to ask Miss Cass to dine upstairs.
else
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From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
employer's
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From this reading She was far too interesting; in fact a type of governess altogether new in her present employer’s rather chequered experience.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even now Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson could not quite bring herself to give that lady notice.
experience
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From this reading She was far too interesting; in fact a type of governess altogether new in her present employer’s rather chequered experience.
fact
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From this reading She was far too interesting; in fact a type of governess altogether new in her present employer’s rather chequered experience.
far
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From this reading She was far too interesting; in fact a type of governess altogether new in her present employer’s rather chequered experience.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
General
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From this reading Indeed, for the sake of General Norris and dear Dolores, she had been obliged to ask Miss Cass to dine upstairs.
give
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From this reading But even now Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson could not quite bring herself to give that lady notice.
governess
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From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was far too interesting; in fact a type of governess altogether new in her present employer’s rather chequered experience.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But even now Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson could not quite bring herself to give that lady notice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was balm in that thought.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, for the sake of General Norris and dear Dolores, she had been obliged to ask Miss Cass to dine upstairs.
interesting
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From this reading She was far too interesting; in fact a type of governess altogether new in her present employer’s rather chequered experience.
lady
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From this reading But even now Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson could not quite bring herself to give that lady notice.
Miss
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From this reading Indeed, for the sake of General Norris and dear Dolores, she had been obliged to ask Miss Cass to dine upstairs.
Mrs
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From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
new
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From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
Norris
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From this reading Indeed, for the sake of General Norris and dear Dolores, she had been obliged to ask Miss Cass to dine upstairs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
notice
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From this reading But even now Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson could not quite bring herself to give that lady notice.
now
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From this reading But even now Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson could not quite bring herself to give that lady notice.
obliged
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From this reading Indeed, for the sake of General Norris and dear Dolores, she had been obliged to ask Miss Cass to dine upstairs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
past
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From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
present
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From this reading She was far too interesting; in fact a type of governess altogether new in her present employer’s rather chequered experience.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even now Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson could not quite bring herself to give that lady notice.
rather
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From this reading She was far too interesting; in fact a type of governess altogether new in her present employer’s rather chequered experience.
sake
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From this reading Indeed, for the sake of General Norris and dear Dolores, she had been obliged to ask Miss Cass to dine upstairs.
several
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From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
some
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From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
suit
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From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
telling
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From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was balm in that thought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
There
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From this reading There was balm in that thought.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was balm in that thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed, for the sake of General Norris and dear Dolores, she had been obliged to ask Miss Cass to dine upstairs.
too
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From this reading She was far too interesting; in fact a type of governess altogether new in her present employer’s rather chequered experience.
Trenchard-Simpson
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From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
type
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From this reading She was far too interesting; in fact a type of governess altogether new in her present employer’s rather chequered experience.
upstairs
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From this reading Indeed, for the sake of General Norris and dear Dolores, she had been obliged to ask Miss Cass to dine upstairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was balm in that thought.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For several days past Mrs. Trenchard-Simpson had been at the point of telling the new governess that she would not suit, and of advertising for some one else.
