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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Here I am, my lovely friend,” Miss Stackpole wrote; “I managed to get off at last.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are you and where can we meet?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Here I am, my lovely friend,” Miss Stackpole wrote; “I managed to get off at last.
bag
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From this reading I put a few things into a bag, like a veteran journalist, and came down to the steamer in a street-car.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I decided only the night before I left New York--the _Interviewer_ having come round to my figure.
calligraphy
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
came
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From this reading I put a few things into a bag, like a veteran journalist, and came down to the steamer in a street-car.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Where are you and where can we meet?
caused
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I decided only the night before I left New York--the _Interviewer_ having come round to my figure.
conjunction
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
day
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
decided
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From this reading I decided only the night before I left New York--the _Interviewer_ having come round to my figure.
down
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From this reading I put a few things into a bag, like a veteran journalist, and came down to the steamer in a street-car.
emotion
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
envelope
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
exhibiting
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
few
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From this reading I put a few things into a bag, like a veteran journalist, and came down to the steamer in a street-car.
figure
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From this reading I decided only the night before I left New York--the _Interviewer_ having come round to my figure.
friend
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
get
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From this reading “Here I am, my lovely friend,” Miss Stackpole wrote; “I managed to get off at last.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I decided only the night before I left New York--the _Interviewer_ having come round to my figure.
Henrietta
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here I am, my lovely friend,” Miss Stackpole wrote; “I managed to get off at last.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Here I am, my lovely friend,” Miss Stackpole wrote; “I managed to get off at last.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
Interviewer
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From this reading I decided only the night before I left New York--the _Interviewer_ having come round to my figure.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I put a few things into a bag, like a veteran journalist, and came down to the steamer in a street-car.
journalist
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From this reading I put a few things into a bag, like a veteran journalist, and came down to the steamer in a street-car.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here I am, my lovely friend,” Miss Stackpole wrote; “I managed to get off at last.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I decided only the night before I left New York--the _Interviewer_ having come round to my figure.
like
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From this reading I put a few things into a bag, like a veteran journalist, and came down to the steamer in a street-car.
liveliness
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
Liverpool
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
Lockleigh
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
lovely
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From this reading “Here I am, my lovely friend,” Miss Stackpole wrote; “I managed to get off at last.
managed
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From this reading “Here I am, my lovely friend,” Miss Stackpole wrote; “I managed to get off at last.
meet
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From this reading Where are you and where can we meet?
Miss
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Here I am, my lovely friend,” Miss Stackpole wrote; “I managed to get off at last.
neat
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
New
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From this reading I decided only the night before I left New York--the _Interviewer_ having come round to my figure.
night
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From this reading I decided only the night before I left New York--the _Interviewer_ having come round to my figure.
note
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
off
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From this reading “Here I am, my lovely friend,” Miss Stackpole wrote; “I managed to get off at last.
only
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From this reading I decided only the night before I left New York--the _Interviewer_ having come round to my figure.
postmark
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
put
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From this reading I put a few things into a bag, like a veteran journalist, and came down to the steamer in a street-car.
quick-fingered
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
received
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
round
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From this reading I decided only the night before I left New York--the _Interviewer_ having come round to my figure.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
some
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
Stackpole
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
steamer
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From this reading I put a few things into a bag, like a veteran journalist, and came down to the steamer in a street-car.
street-car
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From this reading I put a few things into a bag, like a veteran journalist, and came down to the steamer in a street-car.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
things
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From this reading I put a few things into a bag, like a veteran journalist, and came down to the steamer in a street-car.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
veteran
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From this reading I put a few things into a bag, like a veteran journalist, and came down to the steamer in a street-car.
visit
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From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Where are you and where can we meet?
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you and where can we meet?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day after her visit to Lockleigh she received a note from her friend Miss Stackpole--a note of which the envelope, exhibiting in conjunction the postmark of Liverpool and the neat calligraphy of the quick-fingered Henrietta, caused her some liveliness of emotion.
wrote
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From this reading “Here I am, my lovely friend,” Miss Stackpole wrote; “I managed to get off at last.
York
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From this reading I decided only the night before I left New York--the _Interviewer_ having come round to my figure.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where are you and where can we meet?
