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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 “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
account
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From this reading Jeanie had been chosen as her assistant by Bell on account of her excellent character and antecedents, and the credit and respectability of all belonging to her.
affectionate
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
all
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From this reading Jeanie had been chosen as her assistant by Bell on account of her excellent character and antecedents, and the credit and respectability of all belonging to her.
always
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
antecedents
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From this reading Jeanie had been chosen as her assistant by Bell on account of her excellent character and antecedents, and the credit and respectability of all belonging to her.
anxiety
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
artless
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jeanie had been chosen as her assistant by Bell on account of her excellent character and antecedents, and the credit and respectability of all belonging to her.
assistant
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From this reading Jeanie had been chosen as her assistant by Bell on account of her excellent character and antecedents, and the credit and respectability of all belonging to her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
attendant
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jeanie had been chosen as her assistant by Bell on account of her excellent character and antecedents, and the credit and respectability of all belonging to her.
Bell
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From this reading Jeanie had been chosen as her assistant by Bell on account of her excellent character and antecedents, and the credit and respectability of all belonging to her.
belonging
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From this reading Jeanie had been chosen as her assistant by Bell on account of her excellent character and antecedents, and the credit and respectability of all belonging to her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jeanie had been chosen as her assistant by Bell on account of her excellent character and antecedents, and the credit and respectability of all belonging to her.
by-ordinary
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
cares
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
certain
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
chant
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
character
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From this reading Jeanie had been chosen as her assistant by Bell on account of her excellent character and antecedents, and the credit and respectability of all belonging to her.
choice
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
chosen
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From this reading Jeanie had been chosen as her assistant by Bell on account of her excellent character and antecedents, and the credit and respectability of all belonging to her.
clean
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
credit
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From this reading Jeanie had been chosen as her assistant by Bell on account of her excellent character and antecedents, and the credit and respectability of all belonging to her.
daughter
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
desire
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
divining
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
e
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
Earl's-hall
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
East
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
even
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
events
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
excellent
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From this reading Jeanie had been chosen as her assistant by Bell on account of her excellent character and antecedents, and the credit and respectability of all belonging to her.
Fife
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
freedom
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
fresh
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
girl
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
give
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
going
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
good-humored
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jeanie had been chosen as her assistant by Bell on account of her excellent character and antecedents, and the credit and respectability of all belonging to her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
head
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
honest
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
ipronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
important
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
ingratiating
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
interest
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
Jeanie
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
just
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
lass
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
less
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
long
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
maid-servant
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
makes
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
man
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
man's
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
mistress
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
modesty
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
moved
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
natural
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
Neuk
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
object
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
only
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
own
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
person
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
please
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
pleasure
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
pretty
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
respectability
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From this reading Jeanie had been chosen as her assistant by Bell on account of her excellent character and antecedents, and the credit and respectability of all belonging to her.
respectfulness
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
room
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
rose
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
said
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
say
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
Scotch
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
singing
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
smiling
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
soft
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
softly
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
spiral
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
spoken
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
stairs
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
stranger
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
sweet
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
sympathetic
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
tender
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
there
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
thoughts
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
true
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
up
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
voice
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
waited
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
wanted
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From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
well
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
wisdom
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From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “An honest man’s daughter,” Bell said, “a man just by-ordinary;” and the girl herself was so well spoken of, so pretty spoken in her own person, with such an artless modesty in the soft chant of her voice, true Fife and of the East Neuk, that there had been nothing to say against the wisdom of the choice.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Jeanie could not have waited even upon a stranger without a certain tender anxiety and affectionate interest--a desire not only to please, but to “pleasure” the object of her cares, _i. e._, to give them pleasure with sympathetic divining of all they wanted.
work
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From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Jeanie was always smiling, always good-humored, fresh as a rose and as clean, singing softly about her work, with the natural freedom yet sweet respectfulness which makes a Scotch lass so ingratiating an attendant.
young
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From this reading While these events were going on in the long room, and up the spiral stairs, thoughts not less important to her than those that moved her young mistress were going on in the head of Jeanie, the young maid-servant at Earl’s-hall.
