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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 After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
adapted
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From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
advisable
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You may have a holiday for the rest of this day, Alf, and to-morrow we will commence business again.”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
Alf
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From this reading Upon returning to her own domicile she found Alf Purvis in the kitchen, in company with Susan.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LAURA STANBRIDGE AND HER PUPIL.
any
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From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
battle
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From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
business
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From this reading “You may have a holiday for the rest of this day, Alf, and to-morrow we will commence business again.”
came
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
cautious
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
Charles
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
commence
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From this reading “You may have a holiday for the rest of this day, Alf, and to-morrow we will commence business again.”
companion
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
company
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From this reading Upon returning to her own domicile she found Alf Purvis in the kitchen, in company with Susan.
concerned
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From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
conclusion
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
day
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From this reading “You may have a holiday for the rest of this day, Alf, and to-morrow we will commence business again.”
dealings
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
domicile
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From this reading Upon returning to her own domicile she found Alf Purvis in the kitchen, in company with Susan.
far
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From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
fight
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From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon returning to her own domicile she found Alf Purvis in the kitchen, in company with Susan.
future
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You may have a holiday for the rest of this day, Alf, and to-morrow we will commence business again.”
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LAURA STANBRIDGE AND HER PUPIL.
hold
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From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
holiday
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From this reading “You may have a holiday for the rest of this day, Alf, and to-morrow we will commence business again.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
kitchen
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From this reading Upon returning to her own domicile she found Alf Purvis in the kitchen, in company with Susan.
lady
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From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
LAURA
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From this reading LAURA STANBRIDGE AND HER PUPIL.
Leather-lane
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
leaving
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may have a holiday for the rest of this day, Alf, and to-morrow we will commence business again.”
Miss
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
more
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
odds
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From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
old
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
own
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From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
Peace
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
playmate
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
principle
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From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
PUPIL
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From this reading LAURA STANBRIDGE AND HER PUPIL.
Purvis
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From this reading Upon returning to her own domicile she found Alf Purvis in the kitchen, in company with Susan.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
quondam
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From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You may have a holiday for the rest of this day, Alf, and to-morrow we will commence business again.”
returning
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From this reading Upon returning to her own domicile she found Alf Purvis in the kitchen, in company with Susan.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
STANBRIDGE
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From this reading LAURA STANBRIDGE AND HER PUPIL.
Susan
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From this reading Upon returning to her own domicile she found Alf Purvis in the kitchen, in company with Susan.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You may have a holiday for the rest of this day, Alf, and to-morrow we will commence business again.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
to-morrow
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From this reading “You may have a holiday for the rest of this day, Alf, and to-morrow we will commence business again.”
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon returning to her own domicile she found Alf Purvis in the kitchen, in company with Susan.
want
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From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You may have a holiday for the rest of this day, Alf, and to-morrow we will commence business again.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You may have a holiday for the rest of this day, Alf, and to-morrow we will commence business again.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
world
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From this reading She was a lady who had her own battle to fight in the world, and as far as want of principle was concerned she was quite adapted to hold her own against any odds.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After leaving Charles Peace in Leather-lane, Miss Stanbridge came to the conclusion that for the future it would be advisable for her to be a little more cautious in her dealings with her old playmate and quondam companion.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You may have a holiday for the rest of this day, Alf, and to-morrow we will commence business again.”
