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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 Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
Aaron
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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
accompanied
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From this reading He was accompanied by his wife Rachel.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had no family, and their home was a home of love.
bearing
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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.
business
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From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was accompanied by his wife Rachel.
cause
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From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
chapters
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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
Cohen
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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
comparatively
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From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.
conceived
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From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
establish
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From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
events
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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
family
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From this reading They had no family, and their home was a home of love.
five
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From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
Gosport
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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was accompanied by his wife Rachel.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was accompanied by his wife Rachel.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
home
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From this reading They had no family, and their home was a home of love.
idea
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From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
Jew
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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
lived
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From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
London
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From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
love
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From this reading They had no family, and their home was a home of love.
married
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From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.
months
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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They had no family, and their home was a home of love.
occurrence
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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
preceding
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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
Rachel
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From this reading He was accompanied by his wife Rachel.
recorded
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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
reside
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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
residence
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From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
Some
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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
taking
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From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had no family, and their home was a home of love.
there
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From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had no family, and their home was a home of love.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
town
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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
twelve
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From this reading Some twelve months before the occurrence of the events recorded in the preceding chapters a Jew, bearing the name of Aaron Cohen, had come to reside in the ancient town of Gosport.
twenty-eight
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From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.
twenty-three
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From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.
up
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From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was accompanied by his wife Rachel.
way
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From this reading Hitherto they had lived in London, and the cause of their taking up their residence in Gosport was that Aaron had conceived the idea that he could establish himself there in a good way of business.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.
wife
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From this reading He was accompanied by his wife Rachel.
years
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From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.
young
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From this reading They were comparatively young, Aaron being twenty-eight and Rachel twenty-three, and they had been married five years.
