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From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
acknowledged
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lady Jemima hath been very sick, but is, I hope, in a way to recover.
begin
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From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
Betty
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
boys
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From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lady Jemima hath been very sick, but is, I hope, in a way to recover.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
changed
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From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
concerned
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
daughter
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
delight
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From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I think it is my luck to have to do with twins.
engagement
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
go
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
hardly
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From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Lady Jemima hath been very sick, but is, I hope, in a way to recover.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
HEIRnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
hope
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From this reading Lady Jemima hath been very sick, but is, I hope, in a way to recover.
house
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Jemima hath been very sick, but is, I hope, in a way to recover.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think it is my luck to have to do with twins.
Jemima
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From this reading Lady Jemima hath been very sick, but is, I hope, in a way to recover.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
Lady
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From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
luck
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From this reading I think it is my luck to have to do with twins.
many
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From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
November
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From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
now
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
old
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
one's
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From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
openly
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
pair
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From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
recover
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From this reading Lady Jemima hath been very sick, but is, I hope, in a way to recover.
safe
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From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
sanctioned
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
sick
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From this reading Lady Jemima hath been very sick, but is, I hope, in a way to recover.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
SOconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
SON
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From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
sturdy
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From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
Then
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
things
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From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it is my luck to have to do with twins.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
too
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
treated
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
twin
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From this reading My Lady is safe, that is the great thing, and has a fine sturdy pair of twin boys, to every one's great delight.
twins
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From this reading I think it is my luck to have to do with twins.
very
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From this reading Lady Jemima hath been very sick, but is, I hope, in a way to recover.
Walter
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
way
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From this reading Then my engagement with Walter is openly acknowledged and sanctioned, too, by everybody concerned, and I am now treated quite as a daughter of the house, though I go on mine old way with Betty.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I think it is my luck to have to do with twins.
wrote
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From this reading _A SON AND HEIR._ _November 9._ SO many things have changed since I wrote last, that I hardly know where to begin.
