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141
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1886
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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 Tregurtha is, as his name sufficiently indicates, a Cornishman.
Alex
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tregurtha and Roscoria are friends.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tregurtha and Roscoria are friends.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Note: This story was originally serialized in two parts in _Longman's Magazine_ in 1886; it was later reprinted as filler material in the _Favorite Library_ edition of _Little Golden's Daughter_ by Mrs. Alex.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Note: This story was originally serialized in two parts in _Longman's Magazine_ in 1886; it was later reprinted as filler material in the _Favorite Library_ edition of _Little Golden's Daughter_ by Mrs. Alex.
Cornishman
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Daughter
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derived
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Digital
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edition
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Falvey
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Favorite
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filler
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friends
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From this reading Tregurtha and Roscoria are friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Golden's
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tregurtha is, as his name sufficiently indicates, a Cornishman.
http
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indicates
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From this reading Tregurtha is, as his name sufficiently indicates, a Cornishman.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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later
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Library
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LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Longman's
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Magazine
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material
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McVeigh
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From this reading McVeigh Miller.
Memorial
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Miller
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From this reading McVeigh Miller.
Mrs
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namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tregurtha is, as his name sufficiently indicates, a Cornishman.
Note
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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originally
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page
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parts
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PERCY
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reprint
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reprinted
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Roscoria
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From this reading Tregurtha and Roscoria are friends.
ROSS
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See
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serialized
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story
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sufficiently
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From this reading Tregurtha is, as his name sufficiently indicates, a Cornishman.
text
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Note: This story was originally serialized in two parts in _Longman's Magazine_ in 1886; it was later reprinted as filler material in the _Favorite Library_ edition of _Little Golden's Daughter_ by Mrs. Alex.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Note: This story was originally serialized in two parts in _Longman's Magazine_ in 1886; it was later reprinted as filler material in the _Favorite Library_ edition of _Little Golden's Daughter_ by Mrs. Alex.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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Tregurtha
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From this reading Tregurtha and Roscoria are friends.
two
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University
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Villanova
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volume
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Note: This story was originally serialized in two parts in _Longman's Magazine_ in 1886; it was later reprinted as filler material in the _Favorite Library_ edition of _Little Golden's Daughter_ by Mrs. Alex.
