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From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had a wife and she died.
AnnanounUS /ˈænə/
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Matthews No, I cannot be perfectly happy.
Belinda
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From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
CnounUS /siː/
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
cannot
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From this reading Matthews No, I cannot be perfectly happy.
CountessnounUS /ˈkaʊntəs/
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
dancersnounUS /ˈdænsərz/
plural of “dancer” — a performer who dances professionally
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
decencynounUS /ˈdiːsənsi/
the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
From this reading Out of decency, I mourned her.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I had a wife and she died.
ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
Elizabeth'snounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθs/
possessive form of “elizabeth” — daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
FrankadjectiveUS /fræŋk/
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a wife and she died.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Matthews No, I cannot be perfectly happy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Out of decency, I mourned her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Scene: A room in Matthews' house.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Matthews No, I cannot be perfectly happy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Scene: A room in Matthews' house.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
Jeremy
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From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
maidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
ManlyadjectiveUS /ˈmænli/
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
Manly's
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From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
Matthew'snounUS /ˈmæθjuːz/
possessive form of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
MatthewsnounUS /ˈmæθjuːz/
plural of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
Morlock
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From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
mournedverbUS /mɔːrnd/
past form of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading Out of decency, I mourned her.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Matthews No, I cannot be perfectly happy.
Nugent
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From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
OutadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out of decency, I mourned her.
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Matthews No, I cannot be perfectly happy.
Polly
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From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Scene: A room in Matthews' house.
ScenenounUS /siːn/
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Scene: A room in Matthews' house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had a wife and she died.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
Sophie
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From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
TrimverbUS /trɪm/
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
troopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
valetnounUS /væˈleɪ/
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
WalternounUS /ˈwɔːltər/
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
Walter'snounUS /ˈwɔːltərz/
possessive form of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading By Frank J. Morlock C 1982 Mr. Matthews, an old man Elizabeth, his daughter Walter, his son Mr. Manly, Elizabeth's husband Anna, Elizabeth's maid The Countess Polly, Walter's wife Sophie, Matthew's wife Trim, Walter's valet Jeremy, Manly's valet Belinda, a little girl about ten years of age Mr. Nugent A troop of dancers
