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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 The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
acted
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From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
arranged
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From this reading When this business had been arranged, Mr. Smith and his friend went out into the garden and talked of the surprise that had fallen upon them.
away
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When this business had been arranged, Mr. Smith and his friend went out into the garden and talked of the surprise that had fallen upon them.
boy
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From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
business
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From this reading When this business had been arranged, Mr. Smith and his friend went out into the garden and talked of the surprise that had fallen upon them.
cab
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
carpet-bag
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
company
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From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
conveyed
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From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
custody
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
departed
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
dirty-looking
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From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
END
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From this reading THE END OF GEORGE GILBERT'S HOLIDAY.
fallen
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From this reading When this business had been arranged, Mr. Smith and his friend went out into the garden and talked of the surprise that had fallen upon them.
family
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
farewell
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From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
friend
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From this reading When this business had been arranged, Mr. Smith and his friend went out into the garden and talked of the surprise that had fallen upon them.
friendly
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From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
garden
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From this reading When this business had been arranged, Mr. Smith and his friend went out into the garden and talked of the surprise that had fallen upon them.
GEORGE
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From this reading THE END OF GEORGE GILBERT'S HOLIDAY.
GILBERT'S
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From this reading THE END OF GEORGE GILBERT'S HOLIDAY.
greengrocer's
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From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When this business had been arranged, Mr. Smith and his friend went out into the garden and talked of the surprise that had fallen upon them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
HOLIDAY
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From this reading THE END OF GEORGE GILBERT'S HOLIDAY.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When this business had been arranged, Mr. Smith and his friend went out into the garden and talked of the surprise that had fallen upon them.
Judkin
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
Judkin's
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From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
kept
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
load
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
luggage
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
maid-of-all-work
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From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
men
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From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
message
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From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
morning
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
Mr
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From this reading When this business had been arranged, Mr. Smith and his friend went out into the garden and talked of the surprise that had fallen upon them.
Mrs
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From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
next
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF GEORGE GILBERT'S HOLIDAY.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
out
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From this reading When this business had been arranged, Mr. Smith and his friend went out into the garden and talked of the surprise that had fallen upon them.
piled
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
please
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From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
portmanteau
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
promptly
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From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
Sigismund
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
sir
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From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
Sleaford's
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From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
Smith
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From this reading When this business had been arranged, Mr. Smith and his friend went out into the garden and talked of the surprise that had fallen upon them.
son
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From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
surprise
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From this reading When this business had been arranged, Mr. Smith and his friend went out into the garden and talked of the surprise that had fallen upon them.
take
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
talked
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From this reading When this business had been arranged, Mr. Smith and his friend went out into the garden and talked of the surprise that had fallen upon them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF GEORGE GILBERT'S HOLIDAY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When this business had been arranged, Mr. Smith and his friend went out into the garden and talked of the surprise that had fallen upon them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When this business had been arranged, Mr. Smith and his friend went out into the garden and talked of the surprise that had fallen upon them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
truck
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From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
trunks
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From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
two
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From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
very
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From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
warning
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From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
went
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From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Judkin's son piled the trunks, portmanteau, and carpet-bag on the truck, and departed with his load, which was to be kept in the custody of the Judkin family until the next morning, when Sigismund was to take the luggage away in a cab.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The maid-of-all-work went to the greengrocer's, and returned in company with a dirty-looking boy--who was "Mrs. Judkin's son, please, sir"--and a truck.
young
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From this reading The two young men acted very promptly upon that friendly warning conveyed in Mrs. Sleaford's farewell message.
