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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 About an hour later, she sat down by the dining-room window to rest a little after her morning’s work.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About an hour later, she sat down by the dining-room window to rest a little after her morning’s work.
affairs
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From this reading Her reflections were not very pleasant, for her mind was much troubled by the present state of affairs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
all
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From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading About an hour later, she sat down by the dining-room window to rest a little after her morning’s work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
ANGEL
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From this reading “ZOSE ANGEL BELLS.”
any
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
back
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
barn
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
BELLS
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From this reading “ZOSE ANGEL BELLS.”
bolted
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
boys
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From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About an hour later, she sat down by the dining-room window to rest a little after her morning’s work.
came
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
charge
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
departed
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From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
dining-room
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From this reading About an hour later, she sat down by the dining-room window to rest a little after her morning’s work.
door
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
doors
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From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
down
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
fastened
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From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
finding
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her reflections were not very pleasant, for her mind was much troubled by the present state of affairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
hour
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From this reading About an hour later, she sat down by the dining-room window to rest a little after her morning’s work.
house
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From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
housekeeper
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
injunctions
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
Jenny
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
Joel's
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
later
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From this reading About an hour later, she sat down by the dining-room window to rest a little after her morning’s work.
leaving
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
little
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
lived
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
lock
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
locked
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
lower
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From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Her reflections were not very pleasant, for her mind was much troubled by the present state of affairs.
morning's
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From this reading About an hour later, she sat down by the dining-room window to rest a little after her morning’s work.
mother
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
much
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From this reading Her reflections were not very pleasant, for her mind was much troubled by the present state of affairs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
old
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
other
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
part
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From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
person
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
pleasant
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From this reading Her reflections were not very pleasant, for her mind was much troubled by the present state of affairs.
present
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From this reading Her reflections were not very pleasant, for her mind was much troubled by the present state of affairs.
reflections
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From this reading Her reflections were not very pleasant, for her mind was much troubled by the present state of affairs.
rest
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From this reading About an hour later, she sat down by the dining-room window to rest a little after her morning’s work.
returned
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
right
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
round
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From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
sat
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From this reading About an hour later, she sat down by the dining-room window to rest a little after her morning’s work.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
shut
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From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
soon
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From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
stables
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
state
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From this reading Her reflections were not very pleasant, for her mind was much troubled by the present state of affairs.
Susan
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From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
Then
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
there
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
troubled
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From this reading Her reflections were not very pleasant, for her mind was much troubled by the present state of affairs.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
very
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From this reading Her reflections were not very pleasant, for her mind was much troubled by the present state of affairs.
vigilant
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
walked
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her reflections were not very pleasant, for her mind was much troubled by the present state of affairs.
went
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From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her reflections were not very pleasant, for her mind was much troubled by the present state of affairs.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
window
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From this reading About an hour later, she sat down by the dining-room window to rest a little after her morning’s work.
windows
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From this reading As soon as the boys had departed, Susan went round the lower part of the house, and shut and fastened all the lower doors and windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
woman
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
work
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From this reading About an hour later, she sat down by the dining-room window to rest a little after her morning’s work.
young
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From this reading Then leaving the house in charge of Jenny, with injunctions to that young person to lock the back door after her, and not to open it or any other until she returned, the vigilant housekeeper went down to the barn, locked and bolted all the doors there and in the stables, and then walked over to the little house where Joel’s mother lived, and, finding this old woman all right, she came back to the house.
ZOSE
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From this reading “ZOSE ANGEL BELLS.”
