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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 Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
also
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From this reading You can tell him also whether you would wish me to send a fly for you.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
answer
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
Apjohn
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
arrangements
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From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I could not very well do this at Llanfeare without considerable inconvenience, I must give you this trouble.
assizesplural noun, historicalUS /əˈsaɪzɪz/
former courts that met at regular times in each English county
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
back
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From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
Balsam
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
behalf
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
best
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From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
bring
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From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can tell him also whether you would wish me to send a fly for you.
Carmarthen
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
clerk
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
client
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
considerable
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From this reading As I could not very well do this at Llanfeare without considerable inconvenience, I must give you this trouble.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As I could not very well do this at Llanfeare without considerable inconvenience, I must give you this trouble.
counsel
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From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
Cousin
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
DEAR
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As I could not very well do this at Llanfeare without considerable inconvenience, I must give you this trouble.
eleven
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From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
employed
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
fly
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From this reading You can tell him also whether you would wish me to send a fly for you.
following
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
give
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From this reading As I could not very well do this at Llanfeare without considerable inconvenience, I must give you this trouble.
given
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From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
Goes
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
Henry
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can tell him also whether you would wish me to send a fly for you.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
inconvenience
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From this reading As I could not very well do this at Llanfeare without considerable inconvenience, I must give you this trouble.
instructed
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
instructions
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From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
just
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
letter
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
Llanfeare
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
London
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can tell him also whether you would wish me to send a fly for you.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
Mr
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As I could not very well do this at Llanfeare without considerable inconvenience, I must give you this trouble.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
necessary
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From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As I could not very well do this at Llanfeare without considerable inconvenience, I must give you this trouble.
office
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From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
out
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From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
return
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
saw
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
saying
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From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
send
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From this reading You can tell him also whether you would wish me to send a fly for you.
sent
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
SIR
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
suit
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From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
takes
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From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can tell him also whether you would wish me to send a fly for you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
there
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
three
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From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
to-morrow
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From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
trouble
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From this reading As I could not very well do this at Llanfeare without considerable inconvenience, I must give you this trouble.
very
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From this reading As I could not very well do this at Llanfeare without considerable inconvenience, I must give you this trouble.
wait
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
well
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From this reading As I could not very well do this at Llanfeare without considerable inconvenience, I must give you this trouble.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading My clerk who takes this out to you will bring back your answer, saying whether eleven in the morning to-morrow or three in the afternoon will best suit your arrangements.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
wish
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From this reading You can tell him also whether you would wish me to send a fly for you.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As I could not very well do this at Llanfeare without considerable inconvenience, I must give you this trouble.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You can tell him also whether you would wish me to send a fly for you.
wrote
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From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is necessary that you should come into my office, so that I may complete the instructions which are to be given to counsel.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen On his return from London Mr Apjohn wrote the following letter to his client, and this he sent to Llanfeare by a clerk, who was instructed to wait there for an answer:-- MY DEAR SIR,-- I have just returned from London, where I saw Mr Balsam, who will be employed on your behalf at the assizes.
