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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 shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
add
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From this reading I have only to add that your grandmamma does not seem the worse now for the shock.
all
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
Anna
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From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
back
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
cargo
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
country
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From this reading And that she depends upon seeing you, as you promise, before you quit the country, and hopes you will give her more than a day.
day
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From this reading And that she depends upon seeing you, as you promise, before you quit the country, and hopes you will give her more than a day.
dear
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From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
depends
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From this reading And that she depends upon seeing you, as you promise, before you quit the country, and hopes you will give her more than a day.
desires
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From this reading Your grandmamma desires me to say that she will have finished your shoes to-morrow, and thinks they will look very well.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
Digweed
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have only to add that your grandmamma does not seem the worse now for the shock.
equal
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
event
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From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
fast
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
finished
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From this reading Your grandmamma desires me to say that she will have finished your shoes to-morrow, and thinks they will look very well.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have only to add that your grandmamma does not seem the worse now for the shock.
freighted
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
give
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From this reading And that she depends upon seeing you, as you promise, before you quit the country, and hopes you will give her more than a day.
glad
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From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
grandmamma
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From this reading I have only to add that your grandmamma does not seem the worse now for the shock.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
happy
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have only to add that your grandmamma does not seem the worse now for the shock.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And that she depends upon seeing you, as you promise, before you quit the country, and hopes you will give her more than a day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
hopes
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
hops
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your grandmamma desires me to say that she will have finished your shoes to-morrow, and thinks they will look very well.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your grandmamma desires me to say that she will have finished your shoes to-morrow, and thinks they will look very well.
more
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
Mr
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have only to add that your grandmamma does not seem the worse now for the shock.
now
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From this reading I have only to add that your grandmamma does not seem the worse now for the shock.
occurred
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From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
only
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From this reading I have only to add that your grandmamma does not seem the worse now for the shock.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
promise
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From this reading And that she depends upon seeing you, as you promise, before you quit the country, and hopes you will give her more than a day.
quit
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From this reading And that she depends upon seeing you, as you promise, before you quit the country, and hopes you will give her more than a day.
ready
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
receive
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
sad
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From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
say
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From this reading Your grandmamma desires me to say that she will have finished your shoes to-morrow, and thinks they will look very well.
seeing
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From this reading And that she depends upon seeing you, as you promise, before you quit the country, and hopes you will give her more than a day.
seem
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From this reading I have only to add that your grandmamma does not seem the worse now for the shock.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your grandmamma desires me to say that she will have finished your shoes to-morrow, and thinks they will look very well.
sheep
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
shock
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From this reading I have only to add that your grandmamma does not seem the worse now for the shock.
shoes
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From this reading Your grandmamma desires me to say that she will have finished your shoes to-morrow, and thinks they will look very well.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
Sunday
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From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And that she depends upon seeing you, as you promise, before you quit the country, and hopes you will give her more than a day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have only to add that your grandmamma does not seem the worse now for the shock.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your grandmamma desires me to say that she will have finished your shoes to-morrow, and thinks they will look very well.
thinks
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From this reading Your grandmamma desires me to say that she will have finished your shoes to-morrow, and thinks they will look very well.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have only to add that your grandmamma does not seem the worse now for the shock.
to-morrow
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From this reading Your grandmamma desires me to say that she will have finished your shoes to-morrow, and thinks they will look very well.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And that she depends upon seeing you, as you promise, before you quit the country, and hopes you will give her more than a day.
value
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
very
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From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
well
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From this reading Your grandmamma desires me to say that she will have finished your shoes to-morrow, and thinks they will look very well.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
work
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
worse
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From this reading I have only to add that your grandmamma does not seem the worse now for the shock.
write
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From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
wrote
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From this reading _Sunday._--I am very glad, dear Anna, that I wrote as I did before this sad event occurred.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall be very happy to receive more of your work if more is ready; and you write so fast that I have great hopes Mr. Digweed will come back freighted with such a cargo as not all his hops or his sheep could equal the value of.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have only to add that your grandmamma does not seem the worse now for the shock.
