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19th
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From this reading The lamented gentleman had long been in failing health, and an attack of paralysis, which took place on the 19th, terminated fatally.
20th
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From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
accumulated
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From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
all
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From this reading Happiest of all, in that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The lamented gentleman had long been in failing health, and an attack of paralysis, which took place on the 19th, terminated fatally.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lamented gentleman had long been in failing health, and an attack of paralysis, which took place on the 19th, terminated fatally.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
attack
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From this reading The lamented gentleman had long been in failing health, and an attack of paralysis, which took place on the 19th, terminated fatally.
Barnes
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From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Happiest of all, in that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The lamented gentleman had long been in failing health, and an attack of paralysis, which took place on the 19th, terminated fatally.
Belforest
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From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
chiefly
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From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
Commits
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From this reading Happiest of all, in that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed.
county
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From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
deceased
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From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
December
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From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
demise
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From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
directed
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From this reading Happiest of all, in that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
Esq
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From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
failing
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From this reading The lamented gentleman had long been in failing health, and an attack of paralysis, which took place on the 19th, terminated fatally.
fatally
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From this reading The lamented gentleman had long been in failing health, and an attack of paralysis, which took place on the 19th, terminated fatally.
gentle
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From this reading Happiest of all, in that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The lamented gentleman had long been in failing health, and an attack of paralysis, which took place on the 19th, terminated fatally.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The lamented gentleman had long been in failing health, and an attack of paralysis, which took place on the 19th, terminated fatally.
Happiest
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From this reading Happiest of all, in that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed.
health
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From this reading The lamented gentleman had long been in failing health, and an attack of paralysis, which took place on the 19th, terminated fatally.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Happiest of all, in that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Happiest of all, in that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed.
Indies
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From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Happiest of all, in that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed.
James
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From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
Kenminster
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From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
lamentedverbUS /ləˈmentɪd/
expressed great sadness or disappointment
From this reading The lamented gentleman had long been in failing health, and an attack of paralysis, which took place on the 19th, terminated fatally.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lamented gentleman had long been in failing health, and an attack of paralysis, which took place on the 19th, terminated fatally.
melancholy
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From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
MerchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Merchant of Venice.
near
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From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Happiest of all, in that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
paralysis
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From this reading The lamented gentleman had long been in failing health, and an attack of paralysis, which took place on the 19th, terminated fatally.
Park
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From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
place
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From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
property
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From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
proprietors
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From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
railway
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From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
record
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From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
rendered
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From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
residence
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From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
richest
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From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
speculations
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From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
spirit
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From this reading Happiest of all, in that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed.
steamboat
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From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
terminated
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From this reading The lamented gentleman had long been in failing health, and an attack of paralysis, which took place on the 19th, terminated fatally.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Happiest of all, in that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Happiest of all, in that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
vast
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From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
Venice
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From this reading Merchant of Venice.
West
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From this reading The vast property which the deceased had accumulated, chiefly by steamboat and railway speculations in the West Indies, rendered him one of the richest proprietors in the county.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “It is our melancholy duty to record the demise of James Barnes, Esq., which took place at his residence at Belforest Park, near Kenminster, on the 20th of December.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Happiest of all, in that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed.
