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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 “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
account
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
affection
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
all
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Anything is liable to be disputed, sir,” said the notary; “that is the drawback of human justice.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But in the matter of wills, there are wills so drafted that they cannot be upset--” “In what way?” queried Pons.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Anything is liable to be disputed, sir,” said the notary; “that is the drawback of human justice.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
bequeath
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the matter of wills, there are wills so drafted that they cannot be upset--” “In what way?” queried Pons.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
cannot
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From this reading But in the matter of wills, there are wills so drafted that they cannot be upset--” “In what way?” queried Pons.
cases
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
centred
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
children
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
dear
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
dispose
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
disputed
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From this reading “Anything is liable to be disputed, sir,” said the notary; “that is the drawback of human justice.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
drafted
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From this reading But in the matter of wills, there are wills so drafted that they cannot be upset--” “In what way?” queried Pons.
drawback
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From this reading “Anything is liable to be disputed, sir,” said the notary; “that is the drawback of human justice.
eccentricities
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
estate
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
eyes
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From this reading The tears overflowed Schmucke’s eyes.
faculties
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
father
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
friend
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
full
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
human
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From this reading “Anything is liable to be disputed, sir,” said the notary; “that is the drawback of human justice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the matter of wills, there are wills so drafted that they cannot be upset--” “In what way?” queried Pons.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Anything is liable to be disputed, sir,” said the notary; “that is the drawback of human justice.
justice
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From this reading “Anything is liable to be disputed, sir,” said the notary; “that is the drawback of human justice.
law
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
leaves
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
liable
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From this reading “Anything is liable to be disputed, sir,” said the notary; “that is the drawback of human justice.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
made
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
matter
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From this reading But in the matter of wills, there are wills so drafted that they cannot be upset--” “In what way?” queried Pons.
mother
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
notary
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From this reading “Anything is liable to be disputed, sir,” said the notary; “that is the drawback of human justice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Anything is liable to be disputed, sir,” said the notary; “that is the drawback of human justice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
overflowed
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From this reading The tears overflowed Schmucke’s eyes.
personalty
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
please
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
Pons
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From this reading But in the matter of wills, there are wills so drafted that they cannot be upset--” “In what way?” queried Pons.
possession
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
presence
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
purpose
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
queried
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From this reading But in the matter of wills, there are wills so drafted that they cannot be upset--” “In what way?” queried Pons.
real
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
relatives
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
said
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From this reading “Anything is liable to be disputed, sir,” said the notary; “that is the drawback of human justice.
Schmucke
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
Schmucke's
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From this reading The tears overflowed Schmucke’s eyes.
sir
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From this reading “Anything is liable to be disputed, sir,” said the notary; “that is the drawback of human justice.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But in the matter of wills, there are wills so drafted that they cannot be upset--” “In what way?” queried Pons.
swear
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
tears
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From this reading The tears overflowed Schmucke’s eyes.
testator
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
testator's
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Anything is liable to be disputed, sir,” said the notary; “that is the drawback of human justice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Anything is liable to be disputed, sir,” said the notary; “that is the drawback of human justice.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
Then
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
there
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From this reading But in the matter of wills, there are wills so drafted that they cannot be upset--” “In what way?” queried Pons.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But in the matter of wills, there are wills so drafted that they cannot be upset--” “In what way?” queried Pons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Anything is liable to be disputed, sir,” said the notary; “that is the drawback of human justice.
unlawful
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From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
upset
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From this reading But in the matter of wills, there are wills so drafted that they cannot be upset--” “In what way?” queried Pons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
way
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From this reading But in the matter of wills, there are wills so drafted that they cannot be upset--” “In what way?” queried Pons.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But in the matter of wills, there are wills so drafted that they cannot be upset--” “In what way?” queried Pons.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
wife
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
wills
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From this reading But in the matter of wills, there are wills so drafted that they cannot be upset--” “In what way?” queried Pons.
witnesses
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From this reading “If a will is made in the presence of a notary, and before witnesses who can swear that the testator was in the full possession of his faculties; and if the testator has neither wife nor children, nor father nor mother--” “I have none of these; all my affection is centred upon my dear friend Schmucke here.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then, if you have none but distant relatives, the law leaves you free to dispose of both personalty and real estate as you please, so long as you bequeath them for no unlawful purpose; for you must have come across cases of wills disputed on account of the testator’s eccentricities.
