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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Immediately after breakfast, the baronet had inquired after his own servant.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
attentions
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From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
bad
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From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
baronet
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From this reading Immediately after breakfast, the baronet had inquired after his own servant.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "His confounded nose must be right by this time, I suppose?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
breakfast
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From this reading Immediately after breakfast, the baronet had inquired after his own servant.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "His confounded nose must be right by this time, I suppose?"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
annoying or confusing
From this reading "His confounded nose must be right by this time, I suppose?"
day
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From this reading Her orders had been, that either she or Thomas should remain in the room the whole day, and those orders had been obeyed.
difficult
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From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
easy
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From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Her orders had been, that either she or Thomas should remain in the room the whole day, and those orders had been obeyed.
Greshamsbury
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From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Immediately after breakfast, the baronet had inquired after his own servant.
house
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From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "His confounded nose must be right by this time, I suppose?"
imagined
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From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
Immediately
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From this reading Immediately after breakfast, the baronet had inquired after his own servant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
induce
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From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Immediately after breakfast, the baronet had inquired after his own servant.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
Janet
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From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
Jonah
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From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
Leaves
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From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
Louis
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From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
mistress
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From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "His confounded nose must be right by this time, I suppose?"
nose
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From this reading "His confounded nose must be right by this time, I suppose?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
obeyed
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From this reading Her orders had been, that either she or Thomas should remain in the room the whole day, and those orders had been obeyed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
old
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From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her orders had been, that either she or Thomas should remain in the room the whole day, and those orders had been obeyed.
orders
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From this reading Her orders had been, that either she or Thomas should remain in the room the whole day, and those orders had been obeyed.
own
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From this reading Immediately after breakfast, the baronet had inquired after his own servant.
remain
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From this reading Her orders had been, that either she or Thomas should remain in the room the whole day, and those orders had been obeyed.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "His confounded nose must be right by this time, I suppose?"
room
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From this reading Her orders had been, that either she or Thomas should remain in the room the whole day, and those orders had been obeyed.
said
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From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
sedulous
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From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
servant
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From this reading Immediately after breakfast, the baronet had inquired after his own servant.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Her orders had been, that either she or Thomas should remain in the room the whole day, and those orders had been obeyed.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "His confounded nose must be right by this time, I suppose?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her orders had been, that either she or Thomas should remain in the room the whole day, and those orders had been obeyed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her orders had been, that either she or Thomas should remain in the room the whole day, and those orders had been obeyed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "His confounded nose must be right by this time, I suppose?"
Thomas
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From this reading Her orders had been, that either she or Thomas should remain in the room the whole day, and those orders had been obeyed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Her orders had been, that either she or Thomas should remain in the room the whole day, and those orders had been obeyed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
troubled
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From this reading Sir Louis Leaves Greshamsbury Janet had been sedulous in her attentions to Sir Louis, and had not troubled her mistress; but she had not had an easy time of it.
very
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From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
whole
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From this reading Her orders had been, that either she or Thomas should remain in the room the whole day, and those orders had been obeyed.
woman
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From this reading "It was very bad, Sir Louis," said the old woman, who imagined that it might be difficult to induce Jonah to come into the house again.
