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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 WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a moment's reflection he returned to his letter, added a sentence or two, and signed his name.
admission
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From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a moment's reflection he returned to his letter, added a sentence or two, and signed his name.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a moment's reflection he returned to his letter, added a sentence or two, and signed his name.
attic
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
back
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
blotted
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
bottle
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
chair
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
chance
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From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
consideration
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
cork
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
DEAR
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From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
Eaton
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
exacting
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
extracting
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From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
flimsy
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
footman
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
forget
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From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
gathering
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
hand
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a moment's reflection he returned to his letter, added a sentence or two, and signed his name.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
ink
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
leaned
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
letter
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From this reading After a moment's reflection he returned to his letter, added a sentence or two, and signed his name.
lines
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
loose-limbed
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
Lyveden
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From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
MAID
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
making
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From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
manners
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From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
moment's
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From this reading After a moment's reflection he returned to his letter, added a sentence or two, and signed his name.
mouth
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a moment's reflection he returned to his letter, added a sentence or two, and signed his name.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After a moment's reflection he returned to his letter, added a sentence or two, and signed his name.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
out
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
pages
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
patrons
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
pen
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
proceeded
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
promise
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From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
read
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
reflection
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From this reading After a moment's reflection he returned to his letter, added a sentence or two, and signed his name.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
rendered
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From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
report
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From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
restored
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After a moment's reflection he returned to his letter, added a sentence or two, and signed his name.
scandalous
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From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
sense
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From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
sentence
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From this reading After a moment's reflection he returned to his letter, added a sentence or two, and signed his name.
shoulder
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From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
signed
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From this reading After a moment's reflection he returned to his letter, added a sentence or two, and signed his name.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
skeleton
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
somewhat
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From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
Square
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
Then
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a moment's reflection he returned to his letter, added a sentence or two, and signed his name.
TOBY
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From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
turn
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From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
two
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From this reading After a moment's reflection he returned to his letter, added a sentence or two, and signed his name.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
WAY
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From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
wiser
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From this reading This, then, is our chance; and, since Lyveden will be none the wiser, let us forget our manners and look over his shoulder.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WAY OF A MAID A footman looked out of an attic in Eaton Square with his pen in his mouth.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
write
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From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
written
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From this reading Then he restored its cork to his bottle of ink, blotted the lines he had written, and, gathering the flimsy pages into his hand, leaned back in his loose-limbed chair with the consideration which that exacting skeleton required of its patrons, and proceeded to read.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _DEAR TOBY,--_ _By extracting a promise that I would write to you you did me a good turn, for, while my first report was rendered, from a sense of duty, I am making this one with a sense of relief--a somewhat scandalous admission.
