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12
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From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She is a great help by her experience and cleverness, and a right pleasant companion as well.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She is a great help by her experience and cleverness, and a right pleasant companion as well.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
busy
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From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She owned to me that she did sometimes long for London, but nevertheless was quite content wherever her mistress was.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading She is a great help by her experience and cleverness, and a right pleasant companion as well.
companion
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From this reading She is a great help by her experience and cleverness, and a right pleasant companion as well.
content
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From this reading She owned to me that she did sometimes long for London, but nevertheless was quite content wherever her mistress was.
days
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From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She owned to me that she did sometimes long for London, but nevertheless was quite content wherever her mistress was.
England
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From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
enlarged
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From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
experience
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From this reading She is a great help by her experience and cleverness, and a right pleasant companion as well.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She owned to me that she did sometimes long for London, but nevertheless was quite content wherever her mistress was.
foreign
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From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is a great help by her experience and cleverness, and a right pleasant companion as well.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is a great help by her experience and cleverness, and a right pleasant companion as well.
home
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From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
house
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From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is a great help by her experience and cleverness, and a right pleasant companion as well.
lent
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From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
lived
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From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
London
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From this reading She owned to me that she did sometimes long for London, but nevertheless was quite content wherever her mistress was.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She owned to me that she did sometimes long for London, but nevertheless was quite content wherever her mistress was.
marriage
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From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
mistress
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From this reading She owned to me that she did sometimes long for London, but nevertheless was quite content wherever her mistress was.
more
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From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
mother
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From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
Mrs
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From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
much
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From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading She owned to me that she did sometimes long for London, but nevertheless was quite content wherever her mistress was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
ordering
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From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
ordinary
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From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
owned
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From this reading She owned to me that she did sometimes long for London, but nevertheless was quite content wherever her mistress was.
parts
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From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is a great help by her experience and cleverness, and a right pleasant companion as well.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She owned to me that she did sometimes long for London, but nevertheless was quite content wherever her mistress was.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is a great help by her experience and cleverness, and a right pleasant companion as well.
Sept
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From this reading _Sept.
servants
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From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is a great help by her experience and cleverness, and a right pleasant companion as well.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
sometimes
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From this reading She owned to me that she did sometimes long for London, but nevertheless was quite content wherever her mistress was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She owned to me that she did sometimes long for London, but nevertheless was quite content wherever her mistress was.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
tittle-tattle
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From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She owned to me that she did sometimes long for London, but nevertheless was quite content wherever her mistress was.
travelled
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From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
very
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From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
waiting-gentlewoman's
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From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
Warner
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From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She owned to me that she did sometimes long for London, but nevertheless was quite content wherever her mistress was.
well
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From this reading She is a great help by her experience and cleverness, and a right pleasant companion as well.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading She owned to me that she did sometimes long for London, but nevertheless was quite content wherever her mistress was.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 12._ I HAVE been very busy ordering my house and my servants, by the help of Mrs. Warner, whom my mother has lent me till I shall be more at home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She has lived with my mother since the days of her first marriage, and travelled with her both in England and in foreign parts, and her mind is enlarged much beyond the ordinary waiting-gentlewoman's tittle-tattle.
