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airs
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From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
Annette
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From this reading ‘Then let Annette know she is to be ready to come with me to town on Monday.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Then let Annette know she is to be ready to come with me to town on Monday.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Then let Annette know she is to be ready to come with me to town on Monday.
constant
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From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
continent
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From this reading ‘Yes; Violet writes me that the family passed through London, and took her to the continent on Tuesday.’
deceivers
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From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
doing
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From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
family
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From this reading ‘Yes; Violet writes me that the family passed through London, and took her to the continent on Tuesday.’
father
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From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
give
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From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --Percy’s Reliques ‘So, you say Miss Martindale has left town?’
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Yes; Violet writes me that the family passed through London, and took her to the continent on Tuesday.’
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
intends
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From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Then let Annette know she is to be ready to come with me to town on Monday.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Then let Annette know she is to be ready to come with me to town on Monday.
lady
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From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
lady's
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From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
land
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From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --Percy’s Reliques ‘So, you say Miss Martindale has left town?’
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ‘Then let Annette know she is to be ready to come with me to town on Monday.
London
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From this reading ‘Yes; Violet writes me that the family passed through London, and took her to the continent on Tuesday.’
Martindale
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From this reading --Percy’s Reliques ‘So, you say Miss Martindale has left town?’
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Yes; Violet writes me that the family passed through London, and took her to the continent on Tuesday.’
Men
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From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
Miss
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From this reading --Percy’s Reliques ‘So, you say Miss Martindale has left town?’
Monday
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From this reading ‘Then let Annette know she is to be ready to come with me to town on Monday.
more
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From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
Mrs
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From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Yes; Violet writes me that the family passed through London, and took her to the continent on Tuesday.’
Percy's
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From this reading --Percy’s Reliques ‘So, you say Miss Martindale has left town?’
ready
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From this reading ‘Then let Annette know she is to be ready to come with me to town on Monday.
Reliques
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From this reading --Percy’s Reliques ‘So, you say Miss Martindale has left town?’
say
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From this reading --Percy’s Reliques ‘So, you say Miss Martindale has left town?’
see
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From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Then let Annette know she is to be ready to come with me to town on Monday.
shore
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From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
Sigh
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From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
sister
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From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading --Percy’s Reliques ‘So, you say Miss Martindale has left town?’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Yes; Violet writes me that the family passed through London, and took her to the continent on Tuesday.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Yes; Violet writes me that the family passed through London, and took her to the continent on Tuesday.’
Then
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From this reading ‘Then let Annette know she is to be ready to come with me to town on Monday.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Yes; Violet writes me that the family passed through London, and took her to the continent on Tuesday.’
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Yes; Violet writes me that the family passed through London, and took her to the continent on Tuesday.’
town
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From this reading --Percy’s Reliques ‘So, you say Miss Martindale has left town?’
Tuesday
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From this reading ‘Yes; Violet writes me that the family passed through London, and took her to the continent on Tuesday.’
Violet
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From this reading ‘Yes; Violet writes me that the family passed through London, and took her to the continent on Tuesday.’
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sigh no more, lady, lady, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot on shore and one on land, To one thing constant never.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Then let Annette know she is to be ready to come with me to town on Monday.
writes
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From this reading ‘Yes; Violet writes me that the family passed through London, and took her to the continent on Tuesday.’
Yes
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From this reading ‘Yes; Violet writes me that the family passed through London, and took her to the continent on Tuesday.’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --Percy’s Reliques ‘So, you say Miss Martindale has left town?’
young
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From this reading We shall see if it is the young lady’s doing, or whether Mrs. Martindale intends to give herself airs with her father and sister.’
