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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 The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
acted
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From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
affairs
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From this reading All his affairs were in order; his will unassailable, the provisions sufficiently just.
affected
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From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
All
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From this reading All his affairs were in order; his will unassailable, the provisions sufficiently just.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
arrangement
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From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
came
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From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
ceremony
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From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
conclusion
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From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
death
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From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
difficulty
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From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
Edward
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From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
eldest
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From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
expected
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From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
full
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From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
funeral
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From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All his affairs were in order; his will unassailable, the provisions sufficiently just.
how
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From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All his affairs were in order; his will unassailable, the provisions sufficiently just.
information
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From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
just
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From this reading All his affairs were in order; his will unassailable, the provisions sufficiently just.
kind
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From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
largest
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From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
mail
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From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
melancholy
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From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
Meredith
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From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
Meredith's
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From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
money
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From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
more
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From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
mother
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From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
Mr
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From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
Mrs
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From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All his affairs were in order; his will unassailable, the provisions sufficiently just.
particulars
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From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
period
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From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
provisions
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From this reading All his affairs were in order; his will unassailable, the provisions sufficiently just.
second
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From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
see
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From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
shares
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From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
some
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From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
son
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From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
sufficiently
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From this reading All his affairs were in order; his will unassailable, the provisions sufficiently just.
surprise
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From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIDOW.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
There
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From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
three
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From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
unassailable
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From this reading All his affairs were in order; his will unassailable, the provisions sufficiently just.
unequal
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From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was more money than anyone expected, and it was divided into three unequal shares--the largest for his eldest son, the second for Edward, the least of all for their mother.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All his affairs were in order; his will unassailable, the provisions sufficiently just.
WIDOW
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From this reading THE WIDOW.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The full particulars of Mr. Meredith’s death and Mr. Meredith’s will came by the next mail; and this information acted as a kind of funeral ceremony and conclusion to the melancholy period.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This arrangement took them all by surprise, and it was with some little difficulty that Mrs. Meredith was brought to see how it affected herself.
