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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 "Ah, there is a heavy post!" remarked that gentleman.
accountant
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ago
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Ah
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From this reading "Ah, there is a heavy post!" remarked that gentleman.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The messenger used to do it, but he got so careless at last, and made so many blunders, that Mr. Brading said that the letters must be placed in more responsible hands.
Arthur
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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astray
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The messenger used to do it, but he got so careless at last, and made so many blunders, that Mr. Brading said that the letters must be placed in more responsible hands.
awful
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You must be careful, Murray, that none of them go astray, for there was a fine bother over that a few months ago.
blunders
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bother
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From this reading "You must be careful, Murray, that none of them go astray, for there was a fine bother over that a few months ago.
Brading
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From this reading The messenger used to do it, but he got so careless at last, and made so many blunders, that Mr. Brading said that the letters must be placed in more responsible hands.
Bristow
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broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That is why we get the letter-bag brought here.
busy
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The messenger used to do it, but he got so careless at last, and made so many blunders, that Mr. Brading said that the letters must be placed in more responsible hands.
careful
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careless
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From this reading The messenger used to do it, but he got so careless at last, and made so many blunders, that Mr. Brading said that the letters must be placed in more responsible hands.
chief
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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ENDS
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entered
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few
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From this reading "You must be careful, Murray, that none of them go astray, for there was a fine bother over that a few months ago.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You must be careful, Murray, that none of them go astray, for there was a fine bother over that a few months ago.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You must be careful, Murray, that none of them go astray, for there was a fine bother over that a few months ago.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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get
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go
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got
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From this reading The messenger used to do it, but he got so careless at last, and made so many blunders, that Mr. Brading said that the letters must be placed in more responsible hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The messenger used to do it, but he got so careless at last, and made so many blunders, that Mr. Brading said that the letters must be placed in more responsible hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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heavy
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From this reading "Ah, there is a heavy post!" remarked that gentleman.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is why we get the letter-bag brought here.
HOW
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The messenger used to do it, but he got so careless at last, and made so many blunders, that Mr. Brading said that the letters must be placed in more responsible hands.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, there is a heavy post!" remarked that gentleman.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The messenger used to do it, but he got so careless at last, and made so many blunders, that Mr. Brading said that the letters must be placed in more responsible hands.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The messenger used to do it, but he got so careless at last, and made so many blunders, that Mr. Brading said that the letters must be placed in more responsible hands.
letter-bag
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From this reading That is why we get the letter-bag brought here.
letters
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lot
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made
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MAKEnounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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many
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MEET
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messenger
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months
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more
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From this reading The messenger used to do it, but he got so careless at last, and made so many blunders, that Mr. Brading said that the letters must be placed in more responsible hands.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Mr
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Murray
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From this reading "You must be careful, Murray, that none of them go astray, for there was a fine bother over that a few months ago.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must be careful, Murray, that none of them go astray, for there was a fine bother over that a few months ago.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "You must be careful, Murray, that none of them go astray, for there was a fine bother over that a few months ago.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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office
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "You must be careful, Murray, that none of them go astray, for there was a fine bother over that a few months ago.
placed
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From this reading The messenger used to do it, but he got so careless at last, and made so many blunders, that Mr. Brading said that the letters must be placed in more responsible hands.
post
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From this reading "Ah, there is a heavy post!" remarked that gentleman.
remarked
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From this reading "Ah, there is a heavy post!" remarked that gentleman.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading The messenger used to do it, but he got so careless at last, and made so many blunders, that Mr. Brading said that the letters must be placed in more responsible hands.
said
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The messenger used to do it, but he got so careless at last, and made so many blunders, that Mr. Brading said that the letters must be placed in more responsible hands.
sorting
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah, there is a heavy post!" remarked that gentleman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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there
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THERE'S
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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used
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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 HOW TO MAKE ENDS MEET "THERE'S an awful lot of letters this time, Mr. Bristow," said Arthur one morning as the chief accountant entered the office where he was busy sorting them.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That is why we get the letter-bag brought here.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading HOW TO MAKE ENDS MEET "THERE'S an awful lot of letters this time, Mr. Bristow," said Arthur one morning as the chief accountant entered the office where he was busy sorting them.
why
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From this reading That is why we get the letter-bag brought here.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must be careful, Murray, that none of them go astray, for there was a fine bother over that a few months ago.
