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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 There had been a bother lately about the dairy-work.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There had been a bother lately about the dairy-work.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
also
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From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
annual
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From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a bother lately about the dairy-work.
bother
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From this reading There had been a bother lately about the dairy-work.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
consequence
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From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
cows
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From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
dairy-maid
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From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
dairy-work
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From this reading There had been a bother lately about the dairy-work.
day
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From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
desperate
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From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
end
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From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
face-ache
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From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
four
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From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
fretting
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From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
go
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From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been a bother lately about the dairy-work.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
hire
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From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
house
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From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
John's
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From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
just
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From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
knowing
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From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
lately
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From this reading There had been a bother lately about the dairy-work.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
marched
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From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
married
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From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
Michaelmas
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From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
Molly
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From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
Mop
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From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
morrow
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From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
nearly
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From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
newspaper
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From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
off
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From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
old
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From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
others
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From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
Pater
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From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
perhaps
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From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
place
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From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
read
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From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
really
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From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
reminder
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From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
service
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From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
St
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From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
suited
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From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There had been a bother lately about the dairy-work.
There
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From this reading There had been a bother lately about the dairy-work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
Todhetley
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From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
tried
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From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
two
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From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
wits
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From this reading The last had marched herself off that day, after a desperate quarrel with Molly; the house was nearly at its wits' end in consequence, and perhaps the two cows were also.
world
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From this reading Mrs. Todhetley, really not knowing what in the world to do, and fretting herself into the face-ache over it, was interrupted by the Pater and his newspaper.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had just read there the reminder that St. John's annual Michaelmas Mop would take place on the morrow: and he told Mrs. Todhetley that she could go there and hire a dairy-maid at will.
years
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From this reading The old dairy-maid, after four years of the service, had left to be married; two others had been tried since, and neither suited.
