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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 I am quite at leisure this morning; but I am afraid there is nothing left for me to do as a chaperon.”
afraid
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From this reading I am quite at leisure this morning; but I am afraid there is nothing left for me to do as a chaperon.”
all
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am quite at leisure this morning; but I am afraid there is nothing left for me to do as a chaperon.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yes,” said Lewis, in a disconsolate tone, “there will be no going out to-day; the clouds are coming up thicker and faster.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
Ashton
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
assure
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From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am quite at leisure this morning; but I am afraid there is nothing left for me to do as a chaperon.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Yes,” said Lewis, in a disconsolate tone, “there will be no going out to-day; the clouds are coming up thicker and faster.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
boy
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From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
breakfast-things
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am quite at leisure this morning; but I am afraid there is nothing left for me to do as a chaperon.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
chaperon
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From this reading I am quite at leisure this morning; but I am afraid there is nothing left for me to do as a chaperon.”
clouds
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From this reading “Yes,” said Lewis, in a disconsolate tone, “there will be no going out to-day; the clouds are coming up thicker and faster.”
coming
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From this reading “Yes,” said Lewis, in a disconsolate tone, “there will be no going out to-day; the clouds are coming up thicker and faster.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
deal
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From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
dear
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From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
disconsolate
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From this reading “Yes,” said Lewis, in a disconsolate tone, “there will be no going out to-day; the clouds are coming up thicker and faster.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am quite at leisure this morning; but I am afraid there is nothing left for me to do as a chaperon.”
doors
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From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
Edward
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
fast
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From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
faster
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From this reading “Yes,” said Lewis, in a disconsolate tone, “there will be no going out to-day; the clouds are coming up thicker and faster.”
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am quite at leisure this morning; but I am afraid there is nothing left for me to do as a chaperon.”
gay
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
girl
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
going
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From this reading “Yes,” said Lewis, in a disconsolate tone, “there will be no going out to-day; the clouds are coming up thicker and faster.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
happy
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From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
Helen
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
how
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From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
laughing
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From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am quite at leisure this morning; but I am afraid there is nothing left for me to do as a chaperon.”
leisure
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From this reading I am quite at leisure this morning; but I am afraid there is nothing left for me to do as a chaperon.”
Lewis
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
made
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am quite at leisure this morning; but I am afraid there is nothing left for me to do as a chaperon.”
mistaken
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From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
Mr
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
nearly
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Yes,” said Lewis, in a disconsolate tone, “there will be no going out to-day; the clouds are coming up thicker and faster.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I am quite at leisure this morning; but I am afraid there is nothing left for me to do as a chaperon.”
once
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From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
only
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From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
out
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From this reading “Yes,” said Lewis, in a disconsolate tone, “there will be no going out to-day; the clouds are coming up thicker and faster.”
place
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
Price
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From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
prove
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From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am quite at leisure this morning; but I am afraid there is nothing left for me to do as a chaperon.”
raining
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From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
regrets
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From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
removed
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
said
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
see
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From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
seeing
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
shown
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
tells
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From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
Thank
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From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
there
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From this reading I am quite at leisure this morning; but I am afraid there is nothing left for me to do as a chaperon.”
thicker
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From this reading “Yes,” said Lewis, in a disconsolate tone, “there will be no going out to-day; the clouds are coming up thicker and faster.”
thinks
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From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
to-day
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From this reading “Yes,” said Lewis, in a disconsolate tone, “there will be no going out to-day; the clouds are coming up thicker and faster.”
Tom
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From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
tone
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From this reading “Yes,” said Lewis, in a disconsolate tone, “there will be no going out to-day; the clouds are coming up thicker and faster.”
try
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From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
unavailing
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From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
uncle
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From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
up
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From this reading “Yes,” said Lewis, in a disconsolate tone, “there will be no going out to-day; the clouds are coming up thicker and faster.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
very
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From this reading “Thank you, dear uncle,” said Helen, laughing; “you could do a great deal for us, I assure you; but only see how very fast it is raining!”
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
weather-oracle
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From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
Well
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Yes,” said Lewis, in a disconsolate tone, “there will be no going out to-day; the clouds are coming up thicker and faster.”
wise
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
worth
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From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” said Lewis, in a disconsolate tone, “there will be no going out to-day; the clouds are coming up thicker and faster.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, my little girl,” said Mr. Ashton to Helen, one morning, when the breakfast-things had been removed, “I suppose by this time Edward and Lewis have shown you all that is worth seeing in this gay place, and have made you nearly as wise as themselves.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I believe you are mistaken there, my boy: even your weather-oracle, Tom Price, tells me, he thinks it will be fine; but if it should prove that he is mistaken for once, we will try to make ourselves happy within doors, and not waste our time in unavailing regrets.
