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a-week
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From this reading "Twenty-two shillings a-week, with deductions for imaginary faults."
acquainted
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From this reading The public are by this time acquainted with much of the evidence Mrs. Death had to offer.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The public are by this time acquainted with much of the evidence Mrs. Death had to offer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
back
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
BEE
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From this reading "THE LITTLE BUSY BEE" CONTINUES ITS REPORT OF THE INQUEST.
beg
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
Boyd
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
Boyd's
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
BUSY
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From this reading "THE LITTLE BUSY BEE" CONTINUES ITS REPORT OF THE INQUEST.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The public are by this time acquainted with much of the evidence Mrs. Death had to offer.
Catchpole
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
circumstances
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
CONTINUES
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From this reading "THE LITTLE BUSY BEE" CONTINUES ITS REPORT OF THE INQUEST.
Death
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From this reading The public are by this time acquainted with much of the evidence Mrs. Death had to offer.
deductions
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From this reading "Twenty-two shillings a-week, with deductions for imaginary faults."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What salary did your husband receive from Mr. Boyd?"
dismissal
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
evidence
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From this reading The public are by this time acquainted with much of the evidence Mrs. Death had to offer.
examination
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
faults
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From this reading "Twenty-two shillings a-week, with deductions for imaginary faults."
follows
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Twenty-two shillings a-week, with deductions for imaginary faults."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
going
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The public are by this time acquainted with much of the evidence Mrs. Death had to offer.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
house
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
husband
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From this reading "What salary did your husband receive from Mr. Boyd?"
husband's
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
imaginary
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From this reading "Twenty-two shillings a-week, with deductions for imaginary faults."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
INQUEST
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From this reading "THE LITTLE BUSY BEE" CONTINUES ITS REPORT OF THE INQUEST.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "THE LITTLE BUSY BEE" CONTINUES ITS REPORT OF THE INQUEST.
late
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "THE LITTLE BUSY BEE" CONTINUES ITS REPORT OF THE INQUEST.
Mr
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
Mrs
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From this reading The public are by this time acquainted with much of the evidence Mrs. Death had to offer.
much
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From this reading The public are by this time acquainted with much of the evidence Mrs. Death had to offer.
narrating
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
night
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THE LITTLE BUSY BEE" CONTINUES ITS REPORT OF THE INQUEST.
offer
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From this reading The public are by this time acquainted with much of the evidence Mrs. Death had to offer.
proceeded
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
public
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From this reading The public are by this time acquainted with much of the evidence Mrs. Death had to offer.
receive
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From this reading "What salary did your husband receive from Mr. Boyd?"
REPORT
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From this reading "THE LITTLE BUSY BEE" CONTINUES ITS REPORT OF THE INQUEST.
salary
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From this reading "What salary did your husband receive from Mr. Boyd?"
Samuel
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
service
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
shillings
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From this reading "Twenty-two shillings a-week, with deductions for imaginary faults."
Square
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
taken
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From this reading After narrating the circumstances of her husband's dismissal from the service of Mr. Samuel Boyd, and of his going late at night to Mr. Boyd's house in Catchpole Square to beg to be taken back, the examination proceeded as follows:
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE LITTLE BUSY BEE" CONTINUES ITS REPORT OF THE INQUEST.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The public are by this time acquainted with much of the evidence Mrs. Death had to offer.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The public are by this time acquainted with much of the evidence Mrs. Death had to offer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The public are by this time acquainted with much of the evidence Mrs. Death had to offer.
Twenty-two
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From this reading "Twenty-two shillings a-week, with deductions for imaginary faults."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What salary did your husband receive from Mr. Boyd?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The public are by this time acquainted with much of the evidence Mrs. Death had to offer.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What salary did your husband receive from Mr. Boyd?"
