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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 They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
accident
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From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
adopted
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From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
Arthur
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From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been in Italy upon a walking tour together.
boat
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From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
boatman
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From this reading There were no witnesses of the accident—the boatman was drowned with them—and the presumption in such cases is that the husband survived the wife.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
Capri
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From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
cases
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From this reading There were no witnesses of the accident—the boatman was drowned with them—and the presumption in such cases is that the husband survived the wife.
clients
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From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
daughter
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From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
death
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From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
died
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From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
drowned
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From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
few
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From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
four
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From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
friends
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From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
guardian
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From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
guardians
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From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been in Italy upon a walking tour together.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
husband
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From this reading There were no witnesses of the accident—the boatman was drowned with them—and the presumption in such cases is that the husband survived the wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
important
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From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had been in Italy upon a walking tour together.
inform
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From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were no witnesses of the accident—the boatman was drowned with them—and the presumption in such cases is that the husband survived the wife.
Italy
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From this reading They had been in Italy upon a walking tour together.
minutes
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From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
month
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From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
Mr
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From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
Mrs
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From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no witnesses of the accident—the boatman was drowned with them—and the presumption in such cases is that the husband survived the wife.
nominated
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From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
other
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From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
presumption
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From this reading There were no witnesses of the accident—the boatman was drowned with them—and the presumption in such cases is that the husband survived the wife.
probably
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From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
regret
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From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
sole
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From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
son
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From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
Stubland
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From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There were no witnesses of the accident—the boatman was drowned with them—and the presumption in such cases is that the husband survived the wife.
survived
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From this reading There were no witnesses of the accident—the boatman was drowned with them—and the presumption in such cases is that the husband survived the wife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were no witnesses of the accident—the boatman was drowned with them—and the presumption in such cases is that the husband survived the wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were no witnesses of the accident—the boatman was drowned with them—and the presumption in such cases is that the husband survived the wife.
There
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From this reading There were no witnesses of the accident—the boatman was drowned with them—and the presumption in such cases is that the husband survived the wife.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
together
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From this reading They had been in Italy upon a walking tour together.
tour
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From this reading They had been in Italy upon a walking tour together.
two
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From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They had been in Italy upon a walking tour together.
walking
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From this reading They had been in Italy upon a walking tour together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were no witnesses of the accident—the boatman was drowned with them—and the presumption in such cases is that the husband survived the wife.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
wife
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From this reading There were no witnesses of the accident—the boatman was drowned with them—and the presumption in such cases is that the husband survived the wife.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This is important because by the will of Mrs. Stubland you are nominated as the sole guardian both of the son and the adopted daughter, while by the will of Mr. Stubland you are one of four such guardians.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were no witnesses of the accident—the boatman was drowned with them—and the presumption in such cases is that the husband survived the wife.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading They were drowned by a boat accident at Capri on the third of this month, and they probably died within a few minutes of each other.
witnesses
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From this reading There were no witnesses of the accident—the boatman was drowned with them—and the presumption in such cases is that the husband survived the wife.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _I regret to have to inform you of the death of my two clients, your friends Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stubland.
