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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 “He left me, wi’ his deein’ breath, A dwelling-house, and a’ that.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
age
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From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He left me, wi’ his deein’ breath, A dwelling-house, and a’ that.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
begun
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From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
behalf
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From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
breath
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From this reading “He left me, wi’ his deein’ breath, A dwelling-house, and a’ that.”
business
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From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
can't
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From this reading “I want a next of kin, and I can’t tell where to find him.”
cares
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From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
Charteris
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
client
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
considering
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
Cuthbert
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
Cuthbert's
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From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
deein
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From this reading “He left me, wi’ his deein’ breath, A dwelling-house, and a’ that.”
dwelling-house
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From this reading “He left me, wi’ his deein’ breath, A dwelling-house, and a’ that.”
Edinburgh
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
elbow-chair
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
encounter
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From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
entering
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
find
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From this reading “I want a next of kin, and I can’t tell where to find him.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He left me, wi’ his deein’ breath, A dwelling-house, and a’ that.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I want a next of kin, and I can’t tell where to find him.”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He left me, wi’ his deein’ breath, A dwelling-house, and a’ that.”
honoured
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
kin
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He left me, wi’ his deein’ breath, A dwelling-house, and a’ that.”
like
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From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
man
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From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He left me, wi’ his deein’ breath, A dwelling-house, and a’ that.”
morning's
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
newly
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From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
office
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
OLD
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From this reading OLD SONG.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
opposite
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
own
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From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
paper
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
presence
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
responsibilities
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From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
S
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
said
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
sat
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
seldom
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
SONG
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From this reading OLD SONG.
speaker
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From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want a next of kin, and I can’t tell where to find him.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He left me, wi’ his deein’ breath, A dwelling-house, and a’ that.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want a next of kin, and I can’t tell where to find him.”
very
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
W
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
WANT
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From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I WANT a next of kin, Charteris,” said an Edinburgh W. S., entering the little office where Cuthbert sat, solemnly considering the morning’s paper, opposite an elbow-chair, which had very seldom been honoured by the presence of a client.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
wi
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From this reading “He left me, wi’ his deein’ breath, A dwelling-house, and a’ that.”
young
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From this reading The speaker was a young man about Cuthbert’s own age, who like himself had newly begun to encounter on his own behalf the cares and responsibilities of business.
