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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 _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED
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From this reading EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTEEN BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.
Co
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From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
DEAN
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From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
Deborah
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From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
Dent
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From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
Donkey
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From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
EMBELLISHED
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From this reading EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTEEN BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.
ENGRAVINGS
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From this reading EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTEEN BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.
FIG's
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From this reading MADAM FIG's GALA.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
GALA
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From this reading MADAM FIG's GALA.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
HUMOROUS
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From this reading TWO HUMOROUS TALES.
K
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From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
LEADENHALL-STREET
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From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
LONDON
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From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
MADAM
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From this reading MADAM FIG's GALA.
MUNDAY
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From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
NEWMAN
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From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
One-Shilling
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From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
Price
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From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
SEVENTEEN
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From this reading EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTEEN BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Price One-Shilling._ Deborah Dent had a Donkey so fine!
TALES
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From this reading TWO HUMOROUS TALES.
THREADNEEDLE-STREET
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From this reading _LONDON_: DEAN AND MUNDAY, THREADNEEDLE-STREET; AND A. K. NEWMAN & Co. LEADENHALL-STREET.
TWO
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From this reading TWO HUMOROUS TALES.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTEEN BEAUTIFULLY-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.