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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 I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
all
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From this reading Down I went, and found that bitter mercantile virgin all tears and trouble.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
any
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From this reading Could I make any suggestion?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
Bemerton
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From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
bitter
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From this reading Down I went, and found that bitter mercantile virgin all tears and trouble.
BOOKSELLER
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
BUSINESS
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could I make any suggestion?
country
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From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
DIFFICULTY
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
Down
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From this reading Down I went, and found that bitter mercantile virgin all tears and trouble.
Duckie
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
entered
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down I went, and found that bitter mercantile virgin all tears and trouble.
GO
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
ill
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From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
LEARN
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
letters
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
library
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From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
made
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From this reading I made the only natural one: I said I would mind it myself.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could I make any suggestion?
MEANS
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
mercantile
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From this reading Down I went, and found that bitter mercantile virgin all tears and trouble.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
Miss
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
moment
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
mother
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From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
Mr
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From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
Mrs
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I made the only natural one: I said I would mind it myself.
natural
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From this reading I made the only natural one: I said I would mind it myself.
noon
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
once
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From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I made the only natural one: I said I would mind it myself.
only
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From this reading I made the only natural one: I said I would mind it myself.
POEM
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
PRO
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
READ
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
said
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From this reading I made the only natural one: I said I would mind it myself.
say
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From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
SECOND-HAND
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
see
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
shop
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From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
speak
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
suggestion
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From this reading Could I make any suggestion?
tears
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From this reading Down I went, and found that bitter mercantile virgin all tears and trouble.
telegram
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From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
TEM
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Down I went, and found that bitter mercantile virgin all tears and trouble.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
trouble
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From this reading Down I went, and found that bitter mercantile virgin all tears and trouble.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
valuing
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From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
virgin
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From this reading Down I went, and found that bitter mercantile virgin all tears and trouble.
Wagstaff
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down I went, and found that bitter mercantile virgin all tears and trouble.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had a telegram to say that her mother was ill, and would she come at once; but Mr. Bemerton was in the country valuing a library, and who was to mind the shop?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
writing
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From this reading I GO INTO BUSINESS _PRO TEM_, READ A GOOD POEM UNDER DIFFICULTY, AND LEARN SOMETHING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SECOND-HAND BOOKSELLER I was writing letters at about noon, when Mrs. Duckie entered to see if I would be so good as to speak to Miss Wagstaff for a moment.
