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70
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From this reading And then he felt free to go on, and explain he had £70 laid by with the master, and how would she like him for a husband.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The feathers did the rest, and the lady set great store by her for a better laundress she had never had.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And then she had no more care about it.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Why should it when I am but a fellow-servant?" the girl said.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then she had no more care about it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
better
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From this reading The feathers did the rest, and the lady set great store by her for a better laundress she had never had.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
butler
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From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The feathers did the rest, and the lady set great store by her for a better laundress she had never had.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading And then she had no more care about it.
day
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From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The feathers did the rest, and the lady set great store by her for a better laundress she had never had.
explain
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From this reading And then he felt free to go on, and explain he had £70 laid by with the master, and how would she like him for a husband.
feathers
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From this reading The feathers did the rest, and the lady set great store by her for a better laundress she had never had.
fellow-servant
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From this reading "Why should it when I am but a fellow-servant?" the girl said.
felt
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From this reading And then he felt free to go on, and explain he had £70 laid by with the master, and how would she like him for a husband.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The feathers did the rest, and the lady set great store by her for a better laundress she had never had.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading And then he felt free to go on, and explain he had £70 laid by with the master, and how would she like him for a husband.
girl
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From this reading "Why should it when I am but a fellow-servant?" the girl said.
go
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From this reading And then he felt free to go on, and explain he had £70 laid by with the master, and how would she like him for a husband.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The feathers did the rest, and the lady set great store by her for a better laundress she had never had.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then she had no more care about it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The feathers did the rest, and the lady set great store by her for a better laundress she had never had.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then he felt free to go on, and explain he had £70 laid by with the master, and how would she like him for a husband.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
how
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From this reading And then he felt free to go on, and explain he had £70 laid by with the master, and how would she like him for a husband.
husband
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From this reading And then he felt free to go on, and explain he had £70 laid by with the master, and how would she like him for a husband.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why should it when I am but a fellow-servant?" the girl said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then she had no more care about it.
lady
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From this reading The feathers did the rest, and the lady set great store by her for a better laundress she had never had.
laid
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From this reading And then he felt free to go on, and explain he had £70 laid by with the master, and how would she like him for a husband.
laundress
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From this reading The feathers did the rest, and the lady set great store by her for a better laundress she had never had.
laundry-maid
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From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
like
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From this reading And then he felt free to go on, and explain he had £70 laid by with the master, and how would she like him for a husband.
master
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From this reading And then he felt free to go on, and explain he had £70 laid by with the master, and how would she like him for a husband.
more
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From this reading And then she had no more care about it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The feathers did the rest, and the lady set great store by her for a better laundress she had never had.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And then she had no more care about it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
notion
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From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And then he felt free to go on, and explain he had £70 laid by with the master, and how would she like him for a husband.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
pretty
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From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The feathers did the rest, and the lady set great store by her for a better laundress she had never had.
said
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From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
set
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From this reading The feathers did the rest, and the lady set great store by her for a better laundress she had never had.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then she had no more care about it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
spoken
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From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
store
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From this reading The feathers did the rest, and the lady set great store by her for a better laundress she had never had.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The feathers did the rest, and the lady set great store by her for a better laundress she had never had.
then
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From this reading And then she had no more care about it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
vex
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From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
want
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From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
Well
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From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Why should it when I am but a fellow-servant?" the girl said.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
Why
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From this reading "Why should it when I am but a fellow-servant?" the girl said.
wife
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From this reading Well, one day the butler, who had a notion to have the pretty laundry-maid for his wife, said to her, he should have spoken before but he did not want to vex her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then he felt free to go on, and explain he had £70 laid by with the master, and how would she like him for a husband.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And then he felt free to go on, and explain he had £70 laid by with the master, and how would she like him for a husband.
