Chapter IX
MR. PERCY OSMOND. “We shall not be able to leave Paris for five or six weeks.” So wrote Edith West to Lionel Dering at Park Newton. Mrs. Garside’s sister—her sister by marriage only—was dead.
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MR.
PERCY
OSMOND.
“We
shall
not
be
able
to
leave
Paris
for
five
or
six
weeks.”
So
wrote
Edith
West
to
Lionel
Dering
at
Park
Newton.
Mrs.
Garside’s
sister—her
sister
by
marriage
only—was
dead.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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MR.
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PERCY
OSMOND.
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“We
shall
not
be
able
to
leave
Paris
for
five
or
six
weeks.”
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So
wrote
Edith
West
to
Lionel
Dering
at
Park
Newton.
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Mrs.
Garside’s
sister—her
sister
by
marriage
only—was
dead.
Learner Dictionary
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Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Garside’s sister—her sister by marriage only—was dead.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““We shall not be able to leave Paris for five or six weeks.””
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able
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From this reading “We shall not be able to leave Paris for five or six weeks.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So wrote Edith West to Lionel Dering at Park Newton.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We shall not be able to leave Paris for five or six weeks.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Garside’s sister—her sister by marriage only—was dead.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Garside’s sister—her sister by marriage only—was dead.
Dering
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From this reading So wrote Edith West to Lionel Dering at Park Newton.
Edith
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From this reading So wrote Edith West to Lionel Dering at Park Newton.
five
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From this reading “We shall not be able to leave Paris for five or six weeks.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We shall not be able to leave Paris for five or six weeks.”
Garside's
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From this reading Mrs. Garside’s sister—her sister by marriage only—was dead.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Garside’s sister—her sister by marriage only—was dead.
leave
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From this reading “We shall not be able to leave Paris for five or six weeks.”
Lionel
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From this reading So wrote Edith West to Lionel Dering at Park Newton.
marriage
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MR
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Mrs
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Newton
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From this reading So wrote Edith West to Lionel Dering at Park Newton.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We shall not be able to leave Paris for five or six weeks.”
only
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From this reading Mrs. Garside’s sister—her sister by marriage only—was dead.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “We shall not be able to leave Paris for five or six weeks.”
OSMOND
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From this reading PERCY OSMOND.
Paris
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Park
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From this reading So wrote Edith West to Lionel Dering at Park Newton.
PERCY
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From this reading PERCY OSMOND.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall not be able to leave Paris for five or six weeks.”
sister
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From this reading Mrs. Garside’s sister—her sister by marriage only—was dead.
six
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From this reading “We shall not be able to leave Paris for five or six weeks.”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So wrote Edith West to Lionel Dering at Park Newton.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We shall not be able to leave Paris for five or six weeks.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Garside’s sister—her sister by marriage only—was dead.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We shall not be able to leave Paris for five or six weeks.”
weeks
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From this reading “We shall not be able to leave Paris for five or six weeks.”
West
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From this reading So wrote Edith West to Lionel Dering at Park Newton.
wrote
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From this reading So wrote Edith West to Lionel Dering at Park Newton.