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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 Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
acknowledge
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From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
almost
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From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
Amazement
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DEAR MAFFLIN,--You will remember that I wrote this story as an Awful Warning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading None the less you have seen fit to disregard it and have followed Gadsby's example--as I betted you would.
Any
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DEAR MAFFLIN,--You will remember that I wrote this story as an Awful Warning.
ass
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
Awful
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From this reading DEAR MAFFLIN,--You will remember that I wrote this story as an Awful Warning.
bachelor
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From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
band
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From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
betted
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From this reading None the less you have seen fit to disregard it and have followed Gadsby's example--as I betted you would.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
called
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
caused
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
Club
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
darwaza
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From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
days
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From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
Dear
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
Derry's
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
desert
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
dinner
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
discoursing
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
disregard
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From this reading None the less you have seen fit to disregard it and have followed Gadsby's example--as I betted you would.
Duke
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
Eden
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
example
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From this reading None the less you have seen fit to disregard it and have followed Gadsby's example--as I betted you would.
Fatima
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
fit
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From this reading None the less you have seen fit to disregard it and have followed Gadsby's example--as I betted you would.
followed
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From this reading None the less you have seen fit to disregard it and have followed Gadsby's example--as I betted you would.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
friend
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From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
Further
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
Gadsby's
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From this reading None the less you have seen fit to disregard it and have followed Gadsby's example--as I betted you would.
Garden
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
half-past
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading None the less you have seen fit to disregard it and have followed Gadsby's example--as I betted you would.
home
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
housekeeping
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
Hussars
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR MAFFLIN,--You will remember that I wrote this story as an Awful Warning.
invite
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading None the less you have seen fit to disregard it and have followed Gadsby's example--as I betted you would.
Jordan
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
Kedar
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
less
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From this reading None the less you have seen fit to disregard it and have followed Gadsby's example--as I betted you would.
MAFFLIN
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From this reading DEAR MAFFLIN,--You will remember that I wrote this story as an Awful Warning.
Mamma
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
minutes
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
money
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From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
Mrs
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From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None the less you have seen fit to disregard it and have followed Gadsby's example--as I betted you would.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
once
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From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
only
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From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
paid
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From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
Pink
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
prejudiced
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From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading DEAR MAFFLIN,--You will remember that I wrote this story as an Awful Warning.
respectable
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From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
responsibilities
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
season
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From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
seen
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From this reading None the less you have seen fit to disregard it and have followed Gadsby's example--as I betted you would.
ShadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
story
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From this reading DEAR MAFFLIN,--You will remember that I wrote this story as an Awful Warning.
Swelling
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
ten
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
Tents
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DEAR MAFFLIN,--You will remember that I wrote this story as an Awful Warning.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DEAR MAFFLIN,--You will remember that I wrote this story as an Awful Warning.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading None the less you have seen fit to disregard it and have followed Gadsby's example--as I betted you would.
twenty
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
Valley
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
Warning
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From this reading DEAR MAFFLIN,--You will remember that I wrote this story as an Awful Warning.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
wild
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From this reading Further, she caused you to invite me to dinner at the Club, where you called me “a wild ass of the desert,” and went home at half-past ten, after discoursing for twenty minutes on the responsibilities of housekeeping.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading DEAR MAFFLIN,--You will remember that I wrote this story as an Awful Warning.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
World
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From this reading Poor Dear Mamma The World Without The Tents of Kedar With Any Amazement The Garden of Eden Fatima The Valley of the Shadow The Swelling of Jordan Duke of Derry's (Pink) Hussars.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading None the less you have seen fit to disregard it and have followed Gadsby's example--as I betted you would.
wrote
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From this reading DEAR MAFFLIN,--You will remember that I wrote this story as an Awful Warning.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR MAFFLIN,--You will remember that I wrote this story as an Awful Warning.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I acknowledge that you paid the money at once, but you have prejudiced the mind of Mrs. Mafflin against myself, for though I am almost the only respectable friend of your bachelor days, she has been darwaza band to me throughout the season.