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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 “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
addressing
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
afraid
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From this reading I am not at all afraid of Fanny, if I may sit in my own room and have a candle.
all
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From this reading I am not at all afraid of Fanny, if I may sit in my own room and have a candle.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not at all afraid of Fanny, if I may sit in my own room and have a candle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
any
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
appear
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From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
Bathsheba
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
candle
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From this reading I am not at all afraid of Fanny, if I may sit in my own room and have a candle.
candlestick
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
chamber
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
cheerless
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
childlike
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From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
couldn't
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From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
door
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
evening
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
Fanny
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From this reading I am not at all afraid of Fanny, if I may sit in my own room and have a candle.
fire
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’ll sit up for master if you like, ma’am.
hand
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am not at all afraid of Fanny, if I may sit in my own room and have a candle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
hour
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not at all afraid of Fanny, if I may sit in my own room and have a candle.
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll sit up for master if you like, ma’am.
I'm
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From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’ll sit up for master if you like, ma’am.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
large
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
later
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
Liddy
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
like
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From this reading “I’ll sit up for master if you like, ma’am.
longer
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
ma'am
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
master
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From this reading “I’ll sit up for master if you like, ma’am.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I am not at all afraid of Fanny, if I may sit in my own room and have a candle.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
more
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From this reading “No more to-night, Liddy.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am not at all afraid of Fanny, if I may sit in my own room and have a candle.
nesh
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From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No more to-night, Liddy.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not at all afraid of Fanny, if I may sit in my own room and have a candle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
own
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From this reading I am not at all afraid of Fanny, if I may sit in my own room and have a candle.
parlour
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
room
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From this reading I am not at all afraid of Fanny, if I may sit in my own room and have a candle.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
sat
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
season
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
sit
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From this reading “I’ll sit up for master if you like, ma’am.
spirit
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From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
to-night
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From this reading “No more to-night, Liddy.”
tried
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From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
up
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From this reading “I’ll sit up for master if you like, ma’am.
want
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From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you want me any longer, ma’am?” inquired Liddy, at a later hour the same evening, standing by the door with a chamber candlestick in her hand, and addressing Bathsheba, who sat cheerless and alone in the large parlour beside the first fire of the season.
young
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From this reading She was such a childlike, nesh young thing that her spirit couldn’t appear to anybody if it tried, I’m quite sure.”
