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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 A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Isabel's Petition The news was soon all about Carmarthen.
accordance
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From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
admitted
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From this reading There the will had been discovered, which had at once been admitted to be a true and formal document by the unhappy pseudo-proprietor.
all
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From this reading Isabel's Petition The news was soon all about Carmarthen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
Apjohn
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From this reading The story, as told publicly, was as follows;--Mr Apjohn, by his sagacity, had found the will.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The story, as told publicly, was as follows;--Mr Apjohn, by his sagacity, had found the will.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
become
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From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
book
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From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
Brodrick
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From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The story, as told publicly, was as follows;--Mr Apjohn, by his sagacity, had found the will.
Carmarthen
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From this reading Isabel's Petition The news was soon all about Carmarthen.
concealed
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From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
death
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From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
discovered
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From this reading There the will had been discovered, which had at once been admitted to be a true and formal document by the unhappy pseudo-proprietor.
document
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From this reading There the will had been discovered, which had at once been admitted to be a true and formal document by the unhappy pseudo-proprietor.
follows
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From this reading The story, as told publicly, was as follows;--Mr Apjohn, by his sagacity, had found the will.
formal
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From this reading There the will had been discovered, which had at once been admitted to be a true and formal document by the unhappy pseudo-proprietor.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
gone
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From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The story, as told publicly, was as follows;--Mr Apjohn, by his sagacity, had found the will.
importance
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From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
Isabel's
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From this reading Isabel's Petition The news was soon all about Carmarthen.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
Llanfeare
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From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
man
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From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
Miss
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From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
moment
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From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
more
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From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
Mr
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From this reading The story, as told publicly, was as follows;--Mr Apjohn, by his sagacity, had found the will.
new
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From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
news
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From this reading Isabel's Petition The news was soon all about Carmarthen.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
old
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From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
once
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From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
owner
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From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
Petition
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From this reading Isabel's Petition The news was soon all about Carmarthen.
present
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From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
pseudo-proprietor
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From this reading There the will had been discovered, which had at once been admitted to be a true and formal document by the unhappy pseudo-proprietor.
publicly
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From this reading The story, as told publicly, was as follows;--Mr Apjohn, by his sagacity, had found the will.
reading
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From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
remembering
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From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
sagacitynounUS /səˈɡæs.ə.t̬i/
The quality of being sagacious; keen wisdom and sound judgment. (Sự minh triết, sự sáng suốt.)
From this reading The story, as told publicly, was as follows;--Mr Apjohn, by his sagacity, had found the will.
sermons
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From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
shortly
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From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
soon
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From this reading Isabel's Petition The news was soon all about Carmarthen.
story
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From this reading The story, as told publicly, was as follows;--Mr Apjohn, by his sagacity, had found the will.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isabel's Petition The news was soon all about Carmarthen.
there
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From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story, as told publicly, was as follows;--Mr Apjohn, by his sagacity, had found the will.
trial
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From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
true
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From this reading There the will had been discovered, which had at once been admitted to be a true and formal document by the unhappy pseudo-proprietor.
unhappy
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From this reading There the will had been discovered, which had at once been admitted to be a true and formal document by the unhappy pseudo-proprietor.
volume
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From this reading It had been concealed in a volume of sermons, and Mr Apjohn, remembering suddenly that the old man had been reading these sermons shortly before his death, had gone at once to the book.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Isabel's Petition The news was soon all about Carmarthen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A new will had been found, in accordance with which Miss Brodrick was to become owner of Llanfeare, and,--which was of more importance to Carmarthen at the present moment,--there was to be no trial!
