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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 RICHARD PORTLAND MAKES A SINGULAR PROPOSITION TO ME.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the evening I received another visitor, in the person of Mr. Richard Portland, Mr. Melladew's brother-in-law.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A shrewd, hard-headed man, but much cast down at present.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
brother-in-law
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From this reading In the evening I received another visitor, in the person of Mr. Richard Portland, Mr. Melladew's brother-in-law.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A shrewd, hard-headed man, but much cast down at present.
cast
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From this reading A shrewd, hard-headed man, but much cast down at present.
clear
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From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
coming
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From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
conversation
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From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
disappearance
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From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
doubt
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From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
down
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From this reading A shrewd, hard-headed man, but much cast down at present.
England
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From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
evening
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From this reading In the evening I received another visitor, in the person of Mr. Richard Portland, Mr. Melladew's brother-in-law.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
hapless
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From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
hard-headed
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From this reading A shrewd, hard-headed man, but much cast down at present.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
home
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From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the evening I received another visitor, in the person of Mr. Richard Portland, Mr. Melladew's brother-in-law.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the evening I received another visitor, in the person of Mr. Richard Portland, Mr. Melladew's brother-in-law.
inducement
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From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
learnt
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From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
Lizzie
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From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
MAKES
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From this reading RICHARD PORTLAND MAKES A SINGULAR PROPOSITION TO ME.
man
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From this reading A shrewd, hard-headed man, but much cast down at present.
Mary
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From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading RICHARD PORTLAND MAKES A SINGULAR PROPOSITION TO ME.
Melladew's
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From this reading In the evening I received another visitor, in the person of Mr. Richard Portland, Mr. Melladew's brother-in-law.
MR
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From this reading MR.
much
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From this reading A shrewd, hard-headed man, but much cast down at present.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
news
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From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
nieces
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From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the evening I received another visitor, in the person of Mr. Richard Portland, Mr. Melladew's brother-in-law.
person
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From this reading In the evening I received another visitor, in the person of Mr. Richard Portland, Mr. Melladew's brother-in-law.
PORTLAND
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From this reading RICHARD PORTLAND MAKES A SINGULAR PROPOSITION TO ME.
present
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From this reading A shrewd, hard-headed man, but much cast down at present.
PROPOSITION
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From this reading RICHARD PORTLAND MAKES A SINGULAR PROPOSITION TO ME.
received
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From this reading In the evening I received another visitor, in the person of Mr. Richard Portland, Mr. Melladew's brother-in-law.
RICHARD
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From this reading RICHARD PORTLAND MAKES A SINGULAR PROPOSITION TO ME.
shrewd
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From this reading A shrewd, hard-headed man, but much cast down at present.
SINGULAR
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From this reading RICHARD PORTLAND MAKES A SINGULAR PROPOSITION TO ME.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the evening I received another visitor, in the person of Mr. Richard Portland, Mr. Melladew's brother-in-law.
there
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From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RICHARD PORTLAND MAKES A SINGULAR PROPOSITION TO ME.
visitor
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From this reading In the evening I received another visitor, in the person of Mr. Richard Portland, Mr. Melladew's brother-in-law.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was clear to me, after a little conversation with him, that his nieces, Mary and the hapless Lizzie, had been the great inducement of his coming home to England, and I learnt from him that there was no doubt about the news of Mary Melladew's mysterious disappearance.
