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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 When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
ago
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
all
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
AMAZED
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From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP IS VERY MUCH AMAZED.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
anywhere
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From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before this speech was half over Philip had opened the letter and was reading it.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
Berkeley
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From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
blew
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
boy
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From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
breakfast
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From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
came
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From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
Corson
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From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
countenance
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From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
dining-room
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From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
down-stairs
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From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
early
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
entered
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From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
generally
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
gone
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before this speech was half over Philip had opened the letter and was reading it.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before this speech was half over Philip had opened the letter and was reading it.
hall-table
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From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
hand
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From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
horn
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
house
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
housekeeper
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From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP IS VERY MUCH AMAZED.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP IS VERY MUCH AMAZED.
isn't
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From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
letter
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From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
middle
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From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
missed
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
Mr
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From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
MUCH
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From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP IS VERY MUCH AMAZED.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
off
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
opened
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From this reading Before this speech was half over Philip had opened the letter and was reading it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
perhaps
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
PHILIP
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From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP IS VERY MUCH AMAZED.
place
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
reading
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From this reading Before this speech was half over Philip had opened the letter and was reading it.
ready
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From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
room
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From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
said
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From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
sent
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
somewhere
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
soon
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From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
speech
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From this reading Before this speech was half over Philip had opened the letter and was reading it.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
Susan
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From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
tells
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Before this speech was half over Philip had opened the letter and was reading it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
troubled
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From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
up
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
VERY
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From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP IS VERY MUCH AMAZED.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before this speech was half over Philip had opened the letter and was reading it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHILIP IS VERY MUCH AMAZED.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
whole
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From this reading I missed him a good while ago, because he is generally up so early, and I have been up to his room and looked through the whole house; and I blew the horn and sent the boy all over the place, but he isn’t to be found at all, and I believe he has gone off somewhere, and perhaps that letter tells you all about it.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Philip came down-stairs the next morning he found the breakfast ready, and Susan Corson, the housekeeper, standing in the middle of the dining-room, with a letter in her hand.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Her countenance looked troubled, and as soon as the boy entered the room she said,-- “Mr. Berkeley isn’t about anywhere, and here is a letter for you which I found on the hall-table.
