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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 PEACE’S BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS――A VISITOR FROM THE HALL.
able
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From this reading The orders for frames flowed in apace, but as yet he was not able to execute the commissions for want of a workshop.
acquainted
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From this reading He consulted the landlord of the “Carved Lion,” who was well acquainted with the neighbourhood and its surroundings.
actively
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From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He consulted the landlord of the “Carved Lion,” who was well acquainted with the neighbourhood and its surroundings.
apace
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From this reading The orders for frames flowed in apace, but as yet he was not able to execute the commissions for want of a workshop.
ARRANGEMENTS
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From this reading PEACE’S BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS――A VISITOR FROM THE HALL.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The orders for frames flowed in apace, but as yet he was not able to execute the commissions for want of a workshop.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
BUSINESS
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From this reading PEACE’S BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS――A VISITOR FROM THE HALL.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The orders for frames flowed in apace, but as yet he was not able to execute the commissions for want of a workshop.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was by no means unsuccessful, for in a short time he had contrived to obtain a very fair connection.
Carved
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From this reading He consulted the landlord of the “Carved Lion,” who was well acquainted with the neighbourhood and its surroundings.
chapter
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From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
chronicled
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From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
commissions
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From this reading The orders for frames flowed in apace, but as yet he was not able to execute the commissions for want of a workshop.
connection
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From this reading He was by no means unsuccessful, for in a short time he had contrived to obtain a very fair connection.
consulted
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From this reading He consulted the landlord of the “Carved Lion,” who was well acquainted with the neighbourhood and its surroundings.
contrived
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From this reading He was by no means unsuccessful, for in a short time he had contrived to obtain a very fair connection.
customers
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From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
days
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From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
employed
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From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
execute
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From this reading The orders for frames flowed in apace, but as yet he was not able to execute the commissions for want of a workshop.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was by no means unsuccessful, for in a short time he had contrived to obtain a very fair connection.
flowed
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From this reading The orders for frames flowed in apace, but as yet he was not able to execute the commissions for want of a workshop.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
frames
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From this reading The orders for frames flowed in apace, but as yet he was not able to execute the commissions for want of a workshop.
fresh
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From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PEACE’S BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS――A VISITOR FROM THE HALL.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was by no means unsuccessful, for in a short time he had contrived to obtain a very fair connection.
HALL
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From this reading PEACE’S BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS――A VISITOR FROM THE HALL.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was by no means unsuccessful, for in a short time he had contrived to obtain a very fair connection.
hero
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From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
incidents
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From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He consulted the landlord of the “Carved Lion,” who was well acquainted with the neighbourhood and its surroundings.
landlord
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From this reading He consulted the landlord of the “Carved Lion,” who was well acquainted with the neighbourhood and its surroundings.
Lion
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From this reading He consulted the landlord of the “Carved Lion,” who was well acquainted with the neighbourhood and its surroundings.
means
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From this reading He was by no means unsuccessful, for in a short time he had contrived to obtain a very fair connection.
neighbourhood
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From this reading He consulted the landlord of the “Carved Lion,” who was well acquainted with the neighbourhood and its surroundings.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was by no means unsuccessful, for in a short time he had contrived to obtain a very fair connection.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The orders for frames flowed in apace, but as yet he was not able to execute the commissions for want of a workshop.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading He was by no means unsuccessful, for in a short time he had contrived to obtain a very fair connection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
orders
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From this reading The orders for frames flowed in apace, but as yet he was not able to execute the commissions for want of a workshop.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
PEACE'S
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From this reading PEACE’S BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS――A VISITOR FROM THE HALL.
preceding
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From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
search
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From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He was by no means unsuccessful, for in a short time he had contrived to obtain a very fair connection.
some
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From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
surroundings
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From this reading He consulted the landlord of the “Carved Lion,” who was well acquainted with the neighbourhood and its surroundings.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEACE’S BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS――A VISITOR FROM THE HALL.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was by no means unsuccessful, for in a short time he had contrived to obtain a very fair connection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was by no means unsuccessful, for in a short time he had contrived to obtain a very fair connection.
unsuccessful
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From this reading He was by no means unsuccessful, for in a short time he had contrived to obtain a very fair connection.
very
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From this reading He was by no means unsuccessful, for in a short time he had contrived to obtain a very fair connection.
VISITOR
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From this reading PEACE’S BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS――A VISITOR FROM THE HALL.
want
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From this reading The orders for frames flowed in apace, but as yet he was not able to execute the commissions for want of a workshop.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
well
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From this reading He consulted the landlord of the “Carved Lion,” who was well acquainted with the neighbourhood and its surroundings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For some days after the incidents which have been chronicled in the preceding chapter, our hero was actively employed in search of fresh customers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He consulted the landlord of the “Carved Lion,” who was well acquainted with the neighbourhood and its surroundings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He consulted the landlord of the “Carved Lion,” who was well acquainted with the neighbourhood and its surroundings.
workshop
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From this reading The orders for frames flowed in apace, but as yet he was not able to execute the commissions for want of a workshop.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The orders for frames flowed in apace, but as yet he was not able to execute the commissions for want of a workshop.
