Chapter I
Published September, 1905. ROBERT YARDSLEY, } _suitors for the hand of JACK BARLOW, } Miss Andrews_. DOROTHY ANDREWS, _a much-loved young woman_. JENNIE, _a housemaid_. HICKS, _a coachman, who does not appear_.
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Chapter I
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Published
September,
1905.
ROBERT
YARDSLEY, }
_suitors
for
the
hand
of
JACK
BARLOW, }
Miss
Andrews_.
DOROTHY
ANDREWS,
_a
much-loved
young
woman_.
JENNIE,
_a
housemaid_.
HICKS,
_a
coachman,
who
does
not
appear_.
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Published
September,
1905.
Line 2
ROBERT
YARDSLEY, }
_suitors
for
the
hand
of
JACK
BARLOW, }
Miss
Andrews_.
Line 3
DOROTHY
ANDREWS,
_a
much-loved
young
woman_.
Line 4
JENNIE,
_a
housemaid_.
Line 5
HICKS,
_a
coachman,
who
does
not
appear_.
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ROBERT YARDSLEY, } _suitors for the hand of JACK BARLOW, } Miss Andrews_.”
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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 DOROTHY ANDREWS, _a much-loved young woman_.
Andrews
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From this reading ROBERT YARDSLEY, } _suitors for the hand of JACK BARLOW, } Miss Andrews_.
appear
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From this reading HICKS, _a coachman, who does not appear_.
BARLOW
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From this reading ROBERT YARDSLEY, } _suitors for the hand of JACK BARLOW, } Miss Andrews_.
coachman
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From this reading HICKS, _a coachman, who does not appear_.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HICKS, _a coachman, who does not appear_.
DOROTHY
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From this reading DOROTHY ANDREWS, _a much-loved young woman_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ROBERT YARDSLEY, } _suitors for the hand of JACK BARLOW, } Miss Andrews_.
hand
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From this reading ROBERT YARDSLEY, } _suitors for the hand of JACK BARLOW, } Miss Andrews_.
HICKS
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From this reading HICKS, _a coachman, who does not appear_.
housemaid
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From this reading JENNIE, _a housemaid_.
JACK
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From this reading ROBERT YARDSLEY, } _suitors for the hand of JACK BARLOW, } Miss Andrews_.
JENNIE
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From this reading JENNIE, _a housemaid_.
Miss
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From this reading ROBERT YARDSLEY, } _suitors for the hand of JACK BARLOW, } Miss Andrews_.
much-loved
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From this reading DOROTHY ANDREWS, _a much-loved young woman_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HICKS, _a coachman, who does not appear_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROBERT YARDSLEY, } _suitors for the hand of JACK BARLOW, } Miss Andrews_.
Published
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From this reading Published September, 1905.
ROBERT
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From this reading ROBERT YARDSLEY, } _suitors for the hand of JACK BARLOW, } Miss Andrews_.
September
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From this reading Published September, 1905.
suitors
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From this reading ROBERT YARDSLEY, } _suitors for the hand of JACK BARLOW, } Miss Andrews_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROBERT YARDSLEY, } _suitors for the hand of JACK BARLOW, } Miss Andrews_.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading HICKS, _a coachman, who does not appear_.
woman
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From this reading DOROTHY ANDREWS, _a much-loved young woman_.
YARDSLEY
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From this reading ROBERT YARDSLEY, } _suitors for the hand of JACK BARLOW, } Miss Andrews_.
young
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From this reading DOROTHY ANDREWS, _a much-loved young woman_.