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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 “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
address
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To be opened after my death.]
AMYAS
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
arms
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be opened after my death.]
bearing
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
Belamour
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From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
C
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
child
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From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
dale
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From this reading Turn, gentle hermit of the dale.--GOLDSMITH.
death
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From this reading To be opened after my death.]
Delavie
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
ESQ
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
evening
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From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
favour
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From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
formal
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From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
gentle
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From this reading Turn, gentle hermit of the dale.--GOLDSMITH.
girl's
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From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
GOLDSMITH
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From this reading Turn, gentle hermit of the dale.--GOLDSMITH.
hand
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From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
hermit
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From this reading Turn, gentle hermit of the dale.--GOLDSMITH.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
inform
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From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
INNER
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
K
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
known
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
large
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
letter
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
light
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From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
LONDON
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
longer
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From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
Mr
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From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Turn, gentle hermit of the dale.--GOLDSMITH.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
opened
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From this reading To be opened after my death.]
packet
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From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
paternal
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From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
put
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From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
red
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
said
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From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
seal
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
superscription
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From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
TEMPLE
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Turn, gentle hermit of the dale.--GOLDSMITH.
thick
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
tone
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From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
Turn
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From this reading Turn, gentle hermit of the dale.--GOLDSMITH.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
wax
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
well
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From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Take this packet” (he put one into the girl’s hand) “to the light and inform me what is the superscription.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a thick letter, with a large red wax seal, bearing the well known arms of Belamour and Delavie, and the address was To AMYAS BELAMOUR, ESQ., K.C., OF THE INNER TEMPLE, LONDON.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My child, will you do me a favour?” said Mr. Belamour the next evening, in a tone no longer formal, but paternal.
