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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 not fond of shopping and Miss Brent had privately found pleasure in it which had made her a cheerful companion.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Knowing always what she wanted, she merely required that it be produced, and after silently examining it gave orders that it should be sent to her.
almost
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
always
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
amiable
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Knowing always what she wanted, she merely required that it be produced, and after silently examining it gave orders that it should be sent to her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
bought
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From this reading The Duchess bought splendidly though quietly.
bows
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
Brent
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
cheerful
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From this reading She was not fond of shopping and Miss Brent had privately found pleasure in it which had made her a cheerful companion.
companion
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From this reading She was not fond of shopping and Miss Brent had privately found pleasure in it which had made her a cheerful companion.
Darte
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
days
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
driven
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
Duchess
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
eager
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
elderly
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
end
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
entering
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
examining
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From this reading Knowing always what she wanted, she merely required that it be produced, and after silently examining it gave orders that it should be sent to her.
finding
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
fond
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From this reading She was not fond of shopping and Miss Brent had privately found pleasure in it which had made her a cheerful companion.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not fond of shopping and Miss Brent had privately found pleasure in it which had made her a cheerful companion.
gave
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From this reading Knowing always what she wanted, she merely required that it be produced, and after silently examining it gave orders that it should be sent to her.
gone
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
greatly
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
incident
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was not fond of shopping and Miss Brent had privately found pleasure in it which had made her a cheerful companion.
Knowing
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From this reading Knowing always what she wanted, she merely required that it be produced, and after silently examining it gave orders that it should be sent to her.
lady
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
landau
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
large
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
made
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
meet
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
mere
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
merely
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From this reading Knowing always what she wanted, she merely required that it be produced, and after silently examining it gave orders that it should be sent to her.
ministration
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
Miss
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
missed
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
necessary
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not fond of shopping and Miss Brent had privately found pleasure in it which had made her a cheerful companion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
offers
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
orders
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From this reading Knowing always what she wanted, she merely required that it be produced, and after silently examining it gave orders that it should be sent to her.
out
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
pleasure
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From this reading She was not fond of shopping and Miss Brent had privately found pleasure in it which had made her a cheerful companion.
poverty
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
previous
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
privately
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From this reading She was not fond of shopping and Miss Brent had privately found pleasure in it which had made her a cheerful companion.
produced
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From this reading Knowing always what she wanted, she merely required that it be produced, and after silently examining it gave orders that it should be sent to her.
purchases
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
quiet
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
quietly
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From this reading The Duchess bought splendidly though quietly.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Knowing always what she wanted, she merely required that it be produced, and after silently examining it gave orders that it should be sent to her.
salesmen
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
sat
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
sent
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From this reading Knowing always what she wanted, she merely required that it be produced, and after silently examining it gave orders that it should be sent to her.
service
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
shopping
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From this reading She was not fond of shopping and Miss Brent had privately found pleasure in it which had made her a cheerful companion.
shops
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Knowing always what she wanted, she merely required that it be produced, and after silently examining it gave orders that it should be sent to her.
silently
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From this reading Knowing always what she wanted, she merely required that it be produced, and after silently examining it gave orders that it should be sent to her.
Some
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
spent
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
splendidly
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From this reading The Duchess bought splendidly though quietly.
springing
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
struggles
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Knowing always what she wanted, she merely required that it be produced, and after silently examining it gave orders that it should be sent to her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Duchess bought splendidly though quietly.
thrilling
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
visits
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From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
wanted
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From this reading Knowing always what she wanted, she merely required that it be produced, and after silently examining it gave orders that it should be sent to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not fond of shopping and Miss Brent had privately found pleasure in it which had made her a cheerful companion.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Knowing always what she wanted, she merely required that it be produced, and after silently examining it gave orders that it should be sent to her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was not fond of shopping and Miss Brent had privately found pleasure in it which had made her a cheerful companion.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some days before this the Duchess of Darte had driven out in the morning to make some purchases and as she had sat in her large landau she had greatly missed Miss Brent who had always gone with her when she had made necessary visits to the shops.
woman
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From this reading To the quiet elderly woman whose life previous to her service with this great lady had been spent in struggles with poverty, the mere incident of entering shops and finding eager salesmen springing forward to meet her with bows and amiable offers of ministration, was to the end of her days an almost thrilling thing.
