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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 "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You're not supposed to think about that," said Maud.
all
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From this reading "In my home," said Jonstone, "my old mammy does all the washing and most everything else, and I wouldn't dare to find fault.
allow
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From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
any
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From this reading But if you like your things to be done in any special way you must see her and explain."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But if you like your things to be done in any special way you must see her and explain."
bedroom
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From this reading "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
big
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From this reading "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
closet
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From this reading "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
clothes-bag
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From this reading "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
couldn't
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From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
dare
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From this reading "In my home," said Jonstone, "my old mammy does all the washing and most everything else, and I wouldn't dare to find fault.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if you like your things to be done in any special way you must see her and explain."
else
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From this reading "In my home," said Jonstone, "my old mammy does all the washing and most everything else, and I wouldn't dare to find fault.
Eve
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From this reading "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "In my home," said Jonstone, "my old mammy does all the washing and most everything else, and I wouldn't dare to find fault.
explain
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From this reading But if you like your things to be done in any special way you must see her and explain."
fault
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From this reading "In my home," said Jonstone, "my old mammy does all the washing and most everything else, and I wouldn't dare to find fault.
find
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From this reading "In my home," said Jonstone, "my old mammy does all the washing and most everything else, and I wouldn't dare to find fault.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
home
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From this reading "In my home," said Jonstone, "my old mammy does all the washing and most everything else, and I wouldn't dare to find fault.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if you like your things to be done in any special way you must see her and explain."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
Jonstone
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From this reading "In my home," said Jonstone, "my old mammy does all the washing and most everything else, and I wouldn't dare to find fault.
keeps
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From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
laundry
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From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
like
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From this reading But if you like your things to be done in any special way you must see her and explain."
mammy
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From this reading "In my home," said Jonstone, "my old mammy does all the washing and most everything else, and I wouldn't dare to find fault.
mark
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From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
Maud
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From this reading "You're not supposed to think about that," said Maud.
merely
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From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
most
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From this reading "In my home," said Jonstone, "my old mammy does all the washing and most everything else, and I wouldn't dare to find fault.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But if you like your things to be done in any special way you must see her and explain."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You're not supposed to think about that," said Maud.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
old
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From this reading "In my home," said Jonstone, "my old mammy does all the washing and most everything else, and I wouldn't dare to find fault.
oversees
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From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
own
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From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
said
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From this reading "You're not supposed to think about that," said Maud.
see
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From this reading But if you like your things to be done in any special way you must see her and explain."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
sister
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From this reading "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
special
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From this reading But if you like your things to be done in any special way you must see her and explain."
supposed
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From this reading "You're not supposed to think about that," said Maud.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You're not supposed to think about that," said Maud.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
There
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From this reading "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
things
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From this reading But if you like your things to be done in any special way you must see her and explain."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're not supposed to think about that," said Maud.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You're not supposed to think about that," said Maud.
up
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From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
washing
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From this reading "In my home," said Jonstone, "my old mammy does all the washing and most everything else, and I wouldn't dare to find fault.
way
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From this reading But if you like your things to be done in any special way you must see her and explain."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, but I couldn't allow----" "Not with her own hands, of course; she merely oversees the laundry and keeps it up to the mark.
wouldn't
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From this reading "In my home," said Jonstone, "my old mammy does all the washing and most everything else, and I wouldn't dare to find fault.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But if you like your things to be done in any special way you must see her and explain."
You're
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From this reading "You're not supposed to think about that," said Maud.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There is a clothes-bag in the big closet in your bedroom and my sister Eve does the rest."
