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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 "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
accompanied
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From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
ammunition
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
attractive
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
better
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From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
broad-brimmed
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From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
Bruce
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From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
called
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
care
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From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
cloud
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From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
cottages
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
counted
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
courage
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
day
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From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
disagreeable
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From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
Emmie
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From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
entering
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
face
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From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
father's
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT.
fly-leaves
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
following
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From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
form
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
garden-hat
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From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
gentle
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From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
get
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From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
glove
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
half-crown
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
hand
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
home
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
inhabited
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
lady
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
luncheon
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From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
moment
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
more
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
outermost
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
performed
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
pictures
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
produced
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
ready
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
recruit
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
reserve
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
resolved
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
return
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
said
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From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
screwed
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
self-allotted
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
shade
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From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
slipped
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
sooner
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From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
started
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From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
sticking-point
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
Susan
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From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
task
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
tenants
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
timid
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
two
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
up
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From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
VISIT
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From this reading THE FIRST VISIT.
walk
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From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading "Bruce is right; whenever a disagreeable duty is to be done, the sooner we get over it the better," said Emmie to herself, as, accompanied by Susan, she started on her walk before luncheon on the following day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Emmie had "screwed up her courage to the sticking-point," and had resolved not to return home without having performed her self-allotted task of, at least, entering two of the cottages inhabited by her father's tenants.
wore
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From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
young
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From this reading The young lady had a couple of fly-leaves in her hand, with their attractive pictures outermost,--these were what Bruce had called her ammunition; but the timid recruit had a reserve, on which she counted more, in the form of a half-crown slipped into her left glove, ready to be produced in a moment.
youthful
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From this reading A cloud of care was on the youthful face which looked so fair and gentle under the shade of the broad-brimmed garden-hat which the maiden wore.
