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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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account
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actual
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advisable
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affair
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all
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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apartments
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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aspersions
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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authentic
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authority
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Baalbec
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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bedroom
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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Blenkinsop
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cast
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circulated
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City
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concerned
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dairy
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days
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district
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employed
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England
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establish
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establishment
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excitement
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facts
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familiar
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firm
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following
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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freely
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furnished
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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Highbury
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household
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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ill-natured
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inaccurate
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indeed
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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London
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lucrative
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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many
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material
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matter
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memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
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mention
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mouth
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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near
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nine
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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occupied
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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once
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only
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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pages
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period
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plain
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pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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principally
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provided
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public
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recall
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refer
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Road
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sake
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salary
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salubrious
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
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shortest
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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
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sitting-room
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SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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speak
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speculation
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statement
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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subject
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Tadmor
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taster
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tea-merchants
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Terrace
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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Theodore
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thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So many inaccurate versions have been circulated, so many ill-natured and unjust aspersions have been freely cast, that it seemed advisable for the sake of those principally concerned to make a plain unvarnished statement of the actual facts.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time I refer to I was--and for the matter of that still am--employed at a lucrative salary as taster to a well-known firm of tea-merchants in the City.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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unjust
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unvarnished
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venture
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From this reading And when I mention that I who write this am the Theodore Blenkinsop whose name was, not long since, as familiar in the public mouth as household words, I venture to think that I shall at once recall the matter to the shortest memory, and establish my right to speak with authority on the subject.
versions
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From this reading So many inaccurate versions have been circulated, so many ill-natured and unjust aspersions have been freely cast, that it seemed advisable for the sake of those principally concerned to make a plain unvarnished statement of the actual facts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when I mention that I who write this am the Theodore Blenkinsop whose name was, not long since, as familiar in the public mouth as household words, I venture to think that I shall at once recall the matter to the shortest memory, and establish my right to speak with authority on the subject.
well-known
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From this reading At the time I refer to I was--and for the matter of that still am--employed at a lucrative salary as taster to a well-known firm of tea-merchants in the City.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when I mention that I who write this am the Theodore Blenkinsop whose name was, not long since, as familiar in the public mouth as household words, I venture to think that I shall at once recall the matter to the shortest memory, and establish my right to speak with authority on the subject.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the following pages will be found the only authentic account of an affair which provided London, and indeed all England, with material for speculation and excitement for a period of at least nine days.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And when I mention that I who write this am the Theodore Blenkinsop whose name was, not long since, as familiar in the public mouth as household words, I venture to think that I shall at once recall the matter to the shortest memory, and establish my right to speak with authority on the subject.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And when I mention that I who write this am the Theodore Blenkinsop whose name was, not long since, as familiar in the public mouth as household words, I venture to think that I shall at once recall the matter to the shortest memory, and establish my right to speak with authority on the subject.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In the following pages will be found the only authentic account of an affair which provided London, and indeed all England, with material for speculation and excitement for a period of at least nine days.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the following pages will be found the only authentic account of an affair which provided London, and indeed all England, with material for speculation and excitement for a period of at least nine days.
words
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From this reading And when I mention that I who write this am the Theodore Blenkinsop whose name was, not long since, as familiar in the public mouth as household words, I venture to think that I shall at once recall the matter to the shortest memory, and establish my right to speak with authority on the subject.
write
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From this reading And when I mention that I who write this am the Theodore Blenkinsop whose name was, not long since, as familiar in the public mouth as household words, I venture to think that I shall at once recall the matter to the shortest memory, and establish my right to speak with authority on the subject.
