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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 Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
all
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
back
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
bad
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From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
boards
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From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
brow
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
came
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From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
can't
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
conception
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
dainty
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
day
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From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
days
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
down
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From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
endured
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
evening
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From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
few
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
flowers
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From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
gown
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
hair
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
hand
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
hawking
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From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
health
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
How
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
I'd
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
just
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From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
live
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
lived
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
man
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
met
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From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
much
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
nice
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From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
odd
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
out
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
perfect
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
picture
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
practically
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
presented
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
pressing
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
profession
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From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
put
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
regular
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
rush
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
sales
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
saw
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From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
selling
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From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
sort
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
Strand
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From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
sufficiently
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
taken
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
talk
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
Tempted
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
then
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
there
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
things
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
two
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
up
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
wasn't
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From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
week
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
well
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
well-fitting
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From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She put her hands up to her brow, pressing back her hair; she presented a sufficiently dainty picture then, with her well-fitting gown and her look of perfect health.
Woman
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
work
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
worse
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
year
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From this reading The Woman Tempted Me "I'd been out of a berth for practically a year; not all the time--I'd been taken on for a few days here, for a week of two there, as odd hand when the rush of the sales was on; but for a year I had had no regular work.
yes
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From this reading At last I came down to selling flowers--yes I that was a nice profession, wasn't it?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
you've
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From this reading How I lived I can't tell you; you know, I had to live, and--well, you talk of the things you've endured, you have no conception how much worse that sort of thing is for a woman than for a man.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "One evening--I'd had a bad day--I was hawking in the Strand, just where I met you when I saw you with those boards upon your back.
