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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 We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
address
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From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
almost
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From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
also
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From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
anxious
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From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
Australia
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From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
Burke
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From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
business
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From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
buyers
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From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
Calcutta
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From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
Collon
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From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
confined
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From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
connection
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From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
continuously
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From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
diamond
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From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
East
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From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
employed
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From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
fact
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From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
firm
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From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
Garden
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From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
gathered
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From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
gems
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From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
generally
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From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
gold
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From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
Hatton
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From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
introduce
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From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
Islands
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From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
John
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From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
junior
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From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
keeping
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From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
large
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From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
Leversidge
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From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
Melbourne
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From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
merchants
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From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
Mr
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From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
much
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From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
named
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From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
offer
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From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
old
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From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
Pacific
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From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
Paris
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From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
partner
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From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
pearls
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From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
place
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From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
principally
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From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
said
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From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
services
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From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
shown
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From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
speaks
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From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
stone
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From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
trade
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From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
two
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From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
very
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From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
warrant
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From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
way
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From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We are, as you will have gathered from our first address, diamond and precious stone merchants, and we do a very large business in the East generally; also among the Pacific Islands and in Australia.
Wilson
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From this reading My name is Leversidge, John Leversidge, and I am the junior partner of the firm of Wilson, Burke & Leversidge, of Hatton Garden, Paris, Calcutta, and Melbourne.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the two last named our trade is confined principally to pearls and gold, neither of them having very much in the way of gems to offer.
worth
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From this reading Still their connection is worth so much to us as to warrant us in keeping two buyers almost continuously employed; a fact, I think, which speaks for itself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In the first place, Mr. Collon," said the old gentleman, who had shown himself so anxious to obtain my services, "I must introduce myself to you.
