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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 told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
Amabel
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From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
bull's
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From this reading "She told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is a judgment upon me, but this child—what has she done?"
card
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From this reading "She told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
Cheriton
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From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
child
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From this reading It is a judgment upon me, but this child—what has she done?"
come
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From this reading "She told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
dishonoring
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From this reading * And to think of the hours that I have wasted, and worse than wasted in that woman's house—dishonoring my Master's livery.
done
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From this reading It is a judgment upon me, but this child—what has she done?"
dumb
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From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
hand
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From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a judgment upon me, but this child—what has she done?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading * And to think of the hours that I have wasted, and worse than wasted in that woman's house—dishonoring my Master's livery.
head
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From this reading "She told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
hours
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From this reading * And to think of the hours that I have wasted, and worse than wasted in that woman's house—dishonoring my Master's livery.
house
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From this reading * And to think of the hours that I have wasted, and worse than wasted in that woman's house—dishonoring my Master's livery.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * And to think of the hours that I have wasted, and worse than wasted in that woman's house—dishonoring my Master's livery.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
judgment
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From this reading It is a judgment upon me, but this child—what has she done?"
livery
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From this reading * And to think of the hours that I have wasted, and worse than wasted in that woman's house—dishonoring my Master's livery.
Master's
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From this reading * And to think of the hours that I have wasted, and worse than wasted in that woman's house—dishonoring my Master's livery.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
Mr
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From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading * And to think of the hours that I have wasted, and worse than wasted in that woman's house—dishonoring my Master's livery.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * And to think of the hours that I have wasted, and worse than wasted in that woman's house—dishonoring my Master's livery.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
parties
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From this reading "She told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
said
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From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
send
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From this reading "She told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
striking
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From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
Sunday
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From this reading "She told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
table
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From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading * And to think of the hours that I have wasted, and worse than wasted in that woman's house—dishonoring my Master's livery.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
think
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From this reading * And to think of the hours that I have wasted, and worse than wasted in that woman's house—dishonoring my Master's livery.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is a judgment upon me, but this child—what has she done?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
told
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From this reading "She told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is a judgment upon me, but this child—what has she done?"
VISITORS
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From this reading VISITORS.
wasted
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From this reading * And to think of the hours that I have wasted, and worse than wasted in that woman's house—dishonoring my Master's livery.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is a judgment upon me, but this child—what has she done?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "She told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "THAT is it!" said Mr. Cheriton, striking his hand on the table, while Amabel and I stood as if dumb.
woman's
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From this reading * And to think of the hours that I have wasted, and worse than wasted in that woman's house—dishonoring my Master's livery.
worse
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From this reading * And to think of the hours that I have wasted, and worse than wasted in that woman's house—dishonoring my Master's livery.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "She told me when I would not come to her card parties on Sunday, that she would send me a bull's head.
