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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 And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Or, “Your sister is tired after a rather long drive, and I have persuaded her to rest while I write at her dictation.”
Aimée's
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From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
all
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From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
allow
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From this reading “Your sister,” she sometimes wrote, “is not so well, and I have persuaded her to allow me to be her amanuensis.”
amanuensis
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From this reading “Your sister,” she sometimes wrote, “is not so well, and I have persuaded her to allow me to be her amanuensis.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
answer
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From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Your sister,” she sometimes wrote, “is not so well, and I have persuaded her to allow me to be her amanuensis.”
Bloomsbury
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From this reading THE postman paid frequent visits to Bloomsbury Place during these summer weeks.
bulletins
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From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
correspondent
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From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
dictation
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From this reading Or, “Your sister is tired after a rather long drive, and I have persuaded her to rest while I write at her dictation.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
Dolly
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From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
Dolly's
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From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
drive
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From this reading Or, “Your sister is tired after a rather long drive, and I have persuaded her to rest while I write at her dictation.”
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE postman paid frequent visits to Bloomsbury Place during these summer weeks.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
fall
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From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
fortnightly
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From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
frequent
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From this reading THE postman paid frequent visits to Bloomsbury Place during these summer weeks.
giving
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From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Your sister,” she sometimes wrote, “is not so well, and I have persuaded her to allow me to be her amanuensis.”
health
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From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Your sister,” she sometimes wrote, “is not so well, and I have persuaded her to allow me to be her amanuensis.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your sister,” she sometimes wrote, “is not so well, and I have persuaded her to allow me to be her amanuensis.”
issuing
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From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
lady
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From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
later
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From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
letters
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From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or, “Your sister is tired after a rather long drive, and I have persuaded her to rest while I write at her dictation.”
MacDowlas
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From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Your sister,” she sometimes wrote, “is not so well, and I have persuaded her to allow me to be her amanuensis.”
messages
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From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
Miss
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From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
Mollie's
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From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
news
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From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Your sister,” she sometimes wrote, “is not so well, and I have persuaded her to allow me to be her amanuensis.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
often
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From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
ones
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From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or, “Your sister is tired after a rather long drive, and I have persuaded her to rest while I write at her dictation.”
paid
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From this reading THE postman paid frequent visits to Bloomsbury Place during these summer weeks.
persuaded
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From this reading “Your sister,” she sometimes wrote, “is not so well, and I have persuaded her to allow me to be her amanuensis.”
Place
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From this reading THE postman paid frequent visits to Bloomsbury Place during these summer weeks.
possible
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From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
postman
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From this reading THE postman paid frequent visits to Bloomsbury Place during these summer weeks.
rather
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From this reading Or, “Your sister is tired after a rather long drive, and I have persuaded her to rest while I write at her dictation.”
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
recording
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From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
regular
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From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or, “Your sister is tired after a rather long drive, and I have persuaded her to rest while I write at her dictation.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Your sister,” she sometimes wrote, “is not so well, and I have persuaded her to allow me to be her amanuensis.”
sister
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From this reading “Your sister,” she sometimes wrote, “is not so well, and I have persuaded her to allow me to be her amanuensis.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Your sister,” she sometimes wrote, “is not so well, and I have persuaded her to allow me to be her amanuensis.”
sometimes
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From this reading “Your sister,” she sometimes wrote, “is not so well, and I have persuaded her to allow me to be her amanuensis.”
subject
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From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
summer
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From this reading THE postman paid frequent visits to Bloomsbury Place during these summer weeks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE postman paid frequent visits to Bloomsbury Place during these summer weeks.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE postman paid frequent visits to Bloomsbury Place during these summer weeks.
tired
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From this reading Or, “Your sister is tired after a rather long drive, and I have persuaded her to rest while I write at her dictation.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE postman paid frequent visits to Bloomsbury Place during these summer weeks.
visits
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From this reading THE postman paid frequent visits to Bloomsbury Place during these summer weeks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that lady was a faithful correspondent, and did her duty as readily as was possible, giving all the news, and recording all Dolly's messages, and issuing regular bulletins on the subject of her health.
weekly
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From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
weeks
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From this reading THE postman paid frequent visits to Bloomsbury Place during these summer weeks.
well
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From this reading “Your sister,” she sometimes wrote, “is not so well, and I have persuaded her to allow me to be her amanuensis.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Or, “Your sister is tired after a rather long drive, and I have persuaded her to rest while I write at her dictation.”
write
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From this reading Or, “Your sister is tired after a rather long drive, and I have persuaded her to rest while I write at her dictation.”
wrote
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From this reading At first Dolly wrote often herself, but later it seemed to fall to Miss MacDowlas to answer Aimée's weekly letters and Mollie's fortnightly ones.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your sister,” she sometimes wrote, “is not so well, and I have persuaded her to allow me to be her amanuensis.”
