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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 Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
able
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From this reading Sha'n't be able to get away until the end of August.
abroad
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
acquainted
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
adventures
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Too bad not to write before, but I've been floored every evening after business in this furious heat.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have come in for a round five thousand, and am putting it into brass bedsteads.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
August
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From this reading Sha'n't be able to get away until the end of August.
away
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From this reading Sha'n't be able to get away until the end of August.
bad
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From this reading "Too bad not to write before, but I've been floored every evening after business in this furious heat.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sha'n't be able to get away until the end of August.
bedsteads
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From this reading I have come in for a round five thousand, and am putting it into brass bedsteads.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Too bad not to write before, but I've been floored every evening after business in this furious heat.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Too bad not to write before, but I've been floored every evening after business in this furious heat.
brass
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From this reading I have come in for a round five thousand, and am putting it into brass bedsteads.
business
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From this reading "Too bad not to write before, but I've been floored every evening after business in this furious heat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have come in for a round five thousand, and am putting it into brass bedsteads.
correspondents
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
didn't
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From this reading You may like to hear that my uncle's property didn't make a bad show.
end
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
evening
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From this reading "Too bad not to write before, but I've been floored every evening after business in this furious heat.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Too bad not to write before, but I've been floored every evening after business in this furious heat.
five
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From this reading I have come in for a round five thousand, and am putting it into brass bedsteads.
floored
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From this reading "Too bad not to write before, but I've been floored every evening after business in this furious heat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have come in for a round five thousand, and am putting it into brass bedsteads.
furious
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From this reading "Too bad not to write before, but I've been floored every evening after business in this furious heat.
get
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From this reading Sha'n't be able to get away until the end of August.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have come in for a round five thousand, and am putting it into brass bedsteads.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may like to hear that my uncle's property didn't make a bad show.
heat
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From this reading "Too bad not to write before, but I've been floored every evening after business in this furious heat.
Hilliard
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have come in for a round five thousand, and am putting it into brass bedsteads.
I've
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From this reading "Too bad not to write before, but I've been floored every evening after business in this furious heat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I have come in for a round five thousand, and am putting it into brass bedsteads.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have come in for a round five thousand, and am putting it into brass bedsteads.
July
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
Laziest
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
letters
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
like
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From this reading You may like to hear that my uncle's property didn't make a bad show.
London
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You may like to hear that my uncle's property didn't make a bad show.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may like to hear that my uncle's property didn't make a bad show.
men
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You may like to hear that my uncle's property didn't make a bad show.
Narramore
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Too bad not to write before, but I've been floored every evening after business in this furious heat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
perfunctory
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
property
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From this reading You may like to hear that my uncle's property didn't make a bad show.
putting
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From this reading I have come in for a round five thousand, and am putting it into brass bedsteads.
reply
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
Robert
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
round
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From this reading I have come in for a round five thousand, and am putting it into brass bedsteads.
scrawl
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
sent
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
Sha'n't
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From this reading Sha'n't be able to get away until the end of August.
show
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From this reading You may like to hear that my uncle's property didn't make a bad show.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You may like to hear that my uncle's property didn't make a bad show.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Too bad not to write before, but I've been floored every evening after business in this furious heat.
thousand
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From this reading I have come in for a round five thousand, and am putting it into brass bedsteads.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
Too
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From this reading "Too bad not to write before, but I've been floored every evening after business in this furious heat.
uncle's
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From this reading You may like to hear that my uncle's property didn't make a bad show.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Sha'n't be able to get away until the end of August.
vouchsafed
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
worst
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From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
write
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From this reading "Too bad not to write before, but I've been floored every evening after business in this furious heat.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Laziest of men and worst of correspondents, Robert Narramore had as yet sent no reply to the letters in which Hilliard acquainted him with his adventures in London and abroad; but at the end of July he vouchsafed a perfunctory scrawl.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may like to hear that my uncle's property didn't make a bad show.
