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all
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From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BARRY AND MR.
anticipating
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From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
BARRY
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From this reading BARRY AND MR.
Bolsover
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From this reading The joy in Bolsover Terrace was intense when Mrs. Carroll returned home.
Carroll
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From this reading The joy in Bolsover Terrace was intense when Mrs. Carroll returned home.
fifty
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From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
fortunes
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From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
Georgina
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From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
get
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From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
home
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From this reading The joy in Bolsover Terrace was intense when Mrs. Carroll returned home.
hundred
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From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
husbands
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From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The joy in Bolsover Terrace was intense when Mrs. Carroll returned home.
intense
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From this reading The joy in Bolsover Terrace was intense when Mrs. Carroll returned home.
joy
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From this reading The joy in Bolsover Terrace was intense when Mrs. Carroll returned home.
JUNIPER
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From this reading JUNIPER.
matrimony
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From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
MR
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From this reading MR.
Mrs
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From this reading The joy in Bolsover Terrace was intense when Mrs. Carroll returned home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
once
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From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
pleasures
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From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
pound
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From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The joy in Bolsover Terrace was intense when Mrs. Carroll returned home.
said
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From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
Terrace
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From this reading The joy in Bolsover Terrace was intense when Mrs. Carroll returned home.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The joy in Bolsover Terrace was intense when Mrs. Carroll returned home.
three
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From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The joy in Bolsover Terrace was intense when Mrs. Carroll returned home.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are all to have three hundred and fifty pound fortunes when we get husbands!" said Georgina, anticipating at once the pleasures of matrimony.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The joy in Bolsover Terrace was intense when Mrs. Carroll returned home.