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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
all
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From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
Also
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From this reading Also, for the first time in her life she was spending another's earnings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trafficking between Saxon and Mercedes increased.
another's
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From this reading Also, for the first time in her life she was spending another's earnings.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
away
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From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
babe
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From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
bank
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From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The trafficking between Saxon and Mercedes increased.
Billy's
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From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
caused
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From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
commanded
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From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
considered
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From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
cut
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From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
eager
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From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
earnings
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From this reading Also, for the first time in her life she was spending another's earnings.
economic
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From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
existence
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From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
expected
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From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also, for the first time in her life she was spending another's earnings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
happy
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From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
household
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From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
how
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From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
increased
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From this reading The trafficking between Saxon and Mercedes increased.
laid
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From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
latter
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From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
laying
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From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also, for the first time in her life she was spending another's earnings.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
market
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From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
Mercedes
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From this reading The trafficking between Saxon and Mercedes increased.
money
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From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
more
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From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
much
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From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
necessaries
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From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
out
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From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
phase
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From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
pretty
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From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
pricked
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From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
ready
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From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
regard
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From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
Saxon
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From this reading The trafficking between Saxon and Mercedes increased.
seriously
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From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Also, for the first time in her life she was spending another's earnings.
supply
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From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The trafficking between Saxon and Mercedes increased.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also, for the first time in her life she was spending another's earnings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
Too
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From this reading Too little money was being laid away in the bank, and her conscience pricked her as she considered how much she was laying out on the pretty necessaries for the household and herself.
trafficking
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From this reading The trafficking between Saxon and Mercedes increased.
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading The expected babe and the cut in Billy's wages had caused her to regard the economic phase of existence more seriously than ever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
work
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From this reading The latter commanded a ready market for all the fine work Saxon could supply, while Saxon was eager and happy in the work.
