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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 Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
acquired
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
antidote
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From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
aunt
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From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.
Baker
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From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
Bertram
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
Bertram's
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From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.
brook
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
Caroline
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
Cedron
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
certain
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From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.
coming
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From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.
complain
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From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
corner
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From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
down
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From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
fault
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From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.
find
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From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
garden
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From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
George
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
gets
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From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.
good-humoured
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From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.
hours
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
how
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
ill
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From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
immoveable
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From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
kept
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
more
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
mountain-side
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
Mr
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
persons
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From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
privilege
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
querulous
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From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
rock
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From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.
said
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From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
sitting
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From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
some
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From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
stone
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
telling
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
tete-a-tete
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
then
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
there
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From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
Todd
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From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
together
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
True
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
up
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From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.
VALE
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From this reading VALE VALETE.
VALETE
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From this reading VALE VALETE.
Waddington
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From this reading True, she had been kept a couple of hours and more sitting on a stone by the brook Cedron; but then she had acquired the privilege of telling how Mr. George Bertram and Miss Caroline Waddington had passed those hours, _tete-a-tete_ together, on the mountain-side.
wall
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From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "It was Mr. Bertram's fault, aunt; he is immoveable when he gets to a certain rock up there.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
Why
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From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Baker was a little querulous at being left so long sitting with Miss Todd at the corner of the garden wall; but Miss Todd was never querulous: she was one of those good-humoured persons who never complain, and find some antidote to every ill in life, even in the ill itself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Caroline, we thought you were never coming down again," said Miss Baker.
