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A Cousin's Conspiracy
A Cousin's Conspiracy

Chapter XXXVII

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ERNEST COMES INTO HIS OWN On Tuesday Bolton returned with Ernest.
Two hours were spent in conference with Stephen Ray.
The latter fought hard, but yielded at last.
He understood the strength of his opponent's case.
Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Cousin's Conspiracy

Chapter XXXVII

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ERNEST COMES INTO HIS OWN On Tuesday Bolton returned with Ernest.
Line 2
Two hours were spent in conference with Stephen Ray.
Line 3
The latter fought hard, but yielded at last.
Line 4
He understood the strength of his opponent's case.
Line 5
Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The latter fought hard, but yielded at last.”

Returned noun US /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “ERNEST COMES INTO HIS OWN On Tuesday Bolton returned with Ernest.”

Strength noun US /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He understood the strength of his opponent's case.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.”

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any

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From this reading Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The latter fought hard, but yielded at last.

back

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From this reading Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

bequeathed

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From this reading Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

Bolton

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From this reading ERNEST COMES INTO HIS OWN On Tuesday Bolton returned with Ernest.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The latter fought hard, but yielded at last.

case

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From this reading He understood the strength of his opponent's case.

COMES

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From this reading ERNEST COMES INTO HIS OWN On Tuesday Bolton returned with Ernest.

conference

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From this reading Two hours were spent in conference with Stephen Ray.

consented

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From this reading Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

demand

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From this reading Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

ERNEST

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From this reading ERNEST COMES INTO HIS OWN On Tuesday Bolton returned with Ernest.

estate

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From this reading Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

father

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From this reading Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

fought

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From this reading The latter fought hard, but yielded at last.

hard

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From this reading The latter fought hard, but yielded at last.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He understood the strength of his opponent's case.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading ERNEST COMES INTO HIS OWN On Tuesday Bolton returned with Ernest.

hours

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From this reading Two hours were spent in conference with Stephen Ray.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Two hours were spent in conference with Stephen Ray.

INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading ERNEST COMES INTO HIS OWN On Tuesday Bolton returned with Ernest.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The latter fought hard, but yielded at last.

latter

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From this reading The latter fought hard, but yielded at last.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He understood the strength of his opponent's case.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ERNEST COMES INTO HIS OWN On Tuesday Bolton returned with Ernest.

opponent's

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From this reading He understood the strength of his opponent's case.

OWN

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From this reading ERNEST COMES INTO HIS OWN On Tuesday Bolton returned with Ernest.

Ray

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From this reading Two hours were spent in conference with Stephen Ray.

receive

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From this reading Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

returnednounUS /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ERNEST COMES INTO HIS OWN On Tuesday Bolton returned with Ernest.

revenues

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From this reading Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

spent

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From this reading Two hours were spent in conference with Stephen Ray.

Stephen

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From this reading Two hours were spent in conference with Stephen Ray.

strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He understood the strength of his opponent's case.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The latter fought hard, but yielded at last.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

Tuesday

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From this reading ERNEST COMES INTO HIS OWN On Tuesday Bolton returned with Ernest.

Two

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From this reading Two hours were spent in conference with Stephen Ray.

understood

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From this reading He understood the strength of his opponent's case.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Two hours were spent in conference with Stephen Ray.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading ERNEST COMES INTO HIS OWN On Tuesday Bolton returned with Ernest.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Ernest consented to receive the estate as it was bequeathed to his father, without any demand for back revenues.

yielded

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From this reading The latter fought hard, but yielded at last.