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18
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
18th
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the end of that time there came a response.
advantage
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
advertisement
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
Albatross
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
announcement
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From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
any
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
appeared
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
applying
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
Bay
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
Bedford
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
birthday
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
board
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
came
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From this reading At the end of that time there came a response.
column
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
day
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From this reading This advertisement was repeated every other day for three weeks.
days
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
dinner
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
Duren
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From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
Duren's
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
end
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From this reading At the end of that time there came a response.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This advertisement was repeated every other day for three weeks.
eye
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
fascination
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From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
following
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This advertisement was repeated every other day for three weeks.
foundered
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
Greenwich
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
happened
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
knew
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From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
London
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
Marhyddoc
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
meet
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
Messrs
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
Mr
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
Oct
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
off
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
other
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From this reading This advertisement was repeated every other day for three weeks.
person
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
persons
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
RECOGNITION
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From this reading RECOGNITION.
Reed
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This advertisement was repeated every other day for three weeks.
response
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From this reading At the end of that time there came a response.
Row
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
saw
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From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
second
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
show
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From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
Solicitors
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the end of that time there came a response.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
there
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From this reading At the end of that time there came a response.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
Three
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of that time there came a response.
Times
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
Van
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From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This advertisement was repeated every other day for three weeks.
weeks
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From this reading This advertisement was repeated every other day for three weeks.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Three days after Mr. Van Duren's little birthday dinner at Greenwich, the following advertisement appeared in the second column of the _Times_:-- "_Albatross_.--Should this meet the eye of any person or persons who happened to be on board the schooner _Albatross_ when she foundered off Marhyddoc Bay on the 18th Oct., 18--, they may hear of something to their advantage, by applying to Messrs. Reed and Reed, Solicitors, Bedford Row, London."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As it happened, Van Duren never saw the advertisement, and there was no one to show it to him; no one who knew what a terrible fascination such an announcement would have had for him.
