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From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
all
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From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
ask
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
auntie
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From this reading She cannot walk in the heat, you know; but perhaps she’ll come and meet us if she does not drive with auntie.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Oh, mother will be quite happy in the garden under your tent.
brother
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
cannot
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From this reading She cannot walk in the heat, you know; but perhaps she’ll come and meet us if she does not drive with auntie.”
care
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
come
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From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
cool
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She cannot walk in the heat, you know; but perhaps she’ll come and meet us if she does not drive with auntie.”
down
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
drive
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From this reading She cannot walk in the heat, you know; but perhaps she’ll come and meet us if she does not drive with auntie.”
encouragement
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
engaged
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
FLY-TRAP
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From this reading VENUS’S FLY-TRAP.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
garden
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From this reading “Oh, mother will be quite happy in the garden under your tent.
go
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
happy
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From this reading “Oh, mother will be quite happy in the garden under your tent.
heart
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From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
heat
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From this reading She cannot walk in the heat, you know; but perhaps she’ll come and meet us if she does not drive with auntie.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
husband's
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She cannot walk in the heat, you know; but perhaps she’ll come and meet us if she does not drive with auntie.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, mother will be quite happy in the garden under your tent.
know
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From this reading She cannot walk in the heat, you know; but perhaps she’ll come and meet us if she does not drive with auntie.”
led
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
little
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
look
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From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
Mark
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From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
meet
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From this reading She cannot walk in the heat, you know; but perhaps she’ll come and meet us if she does not drive with auntie.”
mother
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From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She cannot walk in the heat, you know; but perhaps she’ll come and meet us if she does not drive with auntie.”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, mother will be quite happy in the garden under your tent.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
parish
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
parlour
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
perhaps
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From this reading She cannot walk in the heat, you know; but perhaps she’ll come and meet us if she does not drive with auntie.”
placed
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
portrait
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
quite
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From this reading “Oh, mother will be quite happy in the garden under your tent.
said
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
seemed
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She cannot walk in the heat, you know; but perhaps she’ll come and meet us if she does not drive with auntie.”
she'll
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From this reading She cannot walk in the heat, you know; but perhaps she’ll come and meet us if she does not drive with auntie.”
simple
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
some
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
Sorella
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From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
soul
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
Sunbridge
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From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
tender
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
tent
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From this reading “Oh, mother will be quite happy in the garden under your tent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, mother will be quite happy in the garden under your tent.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
time
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Oh, mother will be quite happy in the garden under your tent.
up
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She cannot walk in the heat, you know; but perhaps she’ll come and meet us if she does not drive with auntie.”
VENUS'S
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From this reading VENUS’S FLY-TRAP.
walk
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From this reading She cannot walk in the heat, you know; but perhaps she’ll come and meet us if she does not drive with auntie.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
way
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
Woods
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From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
writing
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
writing-table
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From this reading “Let us go and ask her,” said Mark; and led the way to the cool little parlour, where their mother was engaged in some parish writing for her brother, her writing-table so placed that she could look up from time to time at her husband’s portrait, which seemed to her, simple soul that she was! to look down on her with tender care and encouragement.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mark, will you come to Sunbridge Woods and look for Venus’s fly-trap?”[1] “With all my heart, Sorella; but what will mother do?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, mother will be quite happy in the garden under your tent.
