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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 ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
admiration
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From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
adoring
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From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
Anderson
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What was it that this foolish maiden wanted so much to go down upon her knees before and do fetish worship to?
better
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From this reading This woman was a compound of worldliness and of something better.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
carefully
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
carry
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From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
chair
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From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
comfortable
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From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
compound
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From this reading This woman was a compound of worldliness and of something better.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
delighted
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What was it that this foolish maiden wanted so much to go down upon her knees before and do fetish worship to?
down
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From this reading What was it that this foolish maiden wanted so much to go down upon her knees before and do fetish worship to?
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
fetish
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fire
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From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
foolish
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footstool
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From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
go
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heart
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson sat and pondered over this one remaining secret, with a heart that was partly joyful and partly heavy.
heavy
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson sat and pondered over this one remaining secret, with a heart that was partly joyful and partly heavy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
introduced
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
joyful
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson sat and pondered over this one remaining secret, with a heart that was partly joyful and partly heavy.
Kate's
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
knees
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From this reading What was it that this foolish maiden wanted so much to go down upon her knees before and do fetish worship to?
lingered
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From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
longing
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From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
ma'am
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From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading What was it that this foolish maiden wanted so much to go down upon her knees before and do fetish worship to?
Maryanne
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
mayn't
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From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
most
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From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
much
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From this reading What was it that this foolish maiden wanted so much to go down upon her knees before and do fetish worship to?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This woman was a compound of worldliness and of something better.
Oh
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From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Anderson sat and pondered over this one remaining secret, with a heart that was partly joyful and partly heavy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Anderson sat and pondered over this one remaining secret, with a heart that was partly joyful and partly heavy.
partly
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson sat and pondered over this one remaining secret, with a heart that was partly joyful and partly heavy.
placed
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From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
pondered
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson sat and pondered over this one remaining secret, with a heart that was partly joyful and partly heavy.
remaining
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson sat and pondered over this one remaining secret, with a heart that was partly joyful and partly heavy.
room
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
sat
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson sat and pondered over this one remaining secret, with a heart that was partly joyful and partly heavy.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Mrs. Anderson sat and pondered over this one remaining secret, with a heart that was partly joyful and partly heavy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What was it that this foolish maiden wanted so much to go down upon her knees before and do fetish worship to?
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This woman was a compound of worldliness and of something better.
sympathetic
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What was it that this foolish maiden wanted so much to go down upon her knees before and do fetish worship to?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Oh, mayn’t I carry it, ma’am?’ she cried, longing; and when that might not be, drew a chair to the fire--the most comfortable chair--and placed a footstool, and lingered by in adoring admiration.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What was it that this foolish maiden wanted so much to go down upon her knees before and do fetish worship to?
waiting
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
wanted
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From this reading What was it that this foolish maiden wanted so much to go down upon her knees before and do fetish worship to?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
weeping
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was it that this foolish maiden wanted so much to go down upon her knees before and do fetish worship to?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mrs. Anderson was waiting in Kate’s room, when Maryanne, sympathetic, weeping, and delighted, introduced her carefully.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Anderson sat and pondered over this one remaining secret, with a heart that was partly joyful and partly heavy.
woman
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From this reading This woman was a compound of worldliness and of something better.
worldliness
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From this reading This woman was a compound of worldliness and of something better.
worship
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From this reading What was it that this foolish maiden wanted so much to go down upon her knees before and do fetish worship to?
