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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 More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
acquaintance
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
aggravatingly
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
arrange
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From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
Belknap
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
Bertha
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Jane read this letter at the close of a peculiarly trying day, in which she had encountered divers rapids and cross currents in both kitchen and parlor.
business
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
close
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From this reading Jane read this letter at the close of a peculiarly trying day, in which she had encountered divers rapids and cross currents in both kitchen and parlor.
company
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
concentrate
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
cross
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From this reading Jane read this letter at the close of a peculiarly trying day, in which she had encountered divers rapids and cross currents in both kitchen and parlor.
currents
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From this reading Jane read this letter at the close of a peculiarly trying day, in which she had encountered divers rapids and cross currents in both kitchen and parlor.
customhouse
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
day
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From this reading Jane read this letter at the close of a peculiarly trying day, in which she had encountered divers rapids and cross currents in both kitchen and parlor.
defenseless
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
detached
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
disappointed
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
divers
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From this reading Jane read this letter at the close of a peculiarly trying day, in which she had encountered divers rapids and cross currents in both kitchen and parlor.
doing
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
downright
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
encountered
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From this reading Jane read this letter at the close of a peculiarly trying day, in which she had encountered divers rapids and cross currents in both kitchen and parlor.
end
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
engaged
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
England
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
enlarged
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
family
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From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
feel
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From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
Forbes
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
fortnight
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
friend
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
generously
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From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
grievously
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
head
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
home
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From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
inclined
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
irritation
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
James
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
Jane
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
Jane's
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
kitchen
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From this reading Jane read this letter at the close of a peculiarly trying day, in which she had encountered divers rapids and cross currents in both kitchen and parlor.
known
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
letter
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
Livingstone
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
MacGrotty
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
Mary
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
Master
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
mischievous
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
Miss
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From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
modest
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
More
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
Mr
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
Mrs
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
ménage
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
once
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
otherwise
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Jane read this letter at the close of a peculiarly trying day, in which she had encountered divers rapids and cross currents in both kitchen and parlor.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
peculiarly
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From this reading Jane read this letter at the close of a peculiarly trying day, in which she had encountered divers rapids and cross currents in both kitchen and parlor.
rapids
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From this reading Jane read this letter at the close of a peculiarly trying day, in which she had encountered divers rapids and cross currents in both kitchen and parlor.
read
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From this reading Jane read this letter at the close of a peculiarly trying day, in which she had encountered divers rapids and cross currents in both kitchen and parlor.
received
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
residence
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
return
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
safe
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From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
second
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
sent
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
service
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jane read this letter at the close of a peculiarly trying day, in which she had encountered divers rapids and cross currents in both kitchen and parlor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
transportation
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From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
trying
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From this reading Jane read this letter at the close of a peculiarly trying day, in which she had encountered divers rapids and cross currents in both kitchen and parlor.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mary MacGrotty was downright cross, Master Belknap peculiarly and aggravatingly mischievous, and Mrs. Belknap, grievously disappointed in her enlarged _ménage_, inclined to concentrate her irritation upon Jane's defenseless head.
urging
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
villa
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
want
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From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
week
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From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jane read this letter at the close of a peculiarly trying day, in which she had encountered divers rapids and cross currents in both kitchen and parlor.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Toward the end of her first week of service she had received a letter from her good friend, Bertha Forbes, urging her to return to England at once in the company of an acquaintance who was to be sent across on customhouse business.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
work
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From this reading More than a fortnight had passed and Jane was still engaged in "doing second work" in the modest detached villa, otherwise known as the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Livingstone Belknap.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will arrange for the transportation," added Miss Forbes generously; "I want to feel that you are safe at home with your family once more."
