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1st
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From this reading It was _not_ his thirteenth birthday; Sir Poshbury’s birthday falls on the 1st of April--_to-morrow_!
31st
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From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
ago
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
April
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From this reading It was _not_ his thirteenth birthday; Sir Poshbury’s birthday falls on the 1st of April--_to-morrow_!
Baker
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birth
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From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
birthday
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From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
Blethers
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From this reading [_Sensation._ _Blethers._ Hear me!
blunder
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From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
date
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From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
day
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From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
denounce
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Edgware
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From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
falls
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From this reading It was _not_ his thirteenth birthday; Sir Poshbury’s birthday falls on the 1st of April--_to-morrow_!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
gave
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From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
half-ticket
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From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
HearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [_Sensation._ _Blethers._ Hear me!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Spiker._ Very well then; I will.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was _not_ his thirteenth birthday; Sir Poshbury’s birthday falls on the 1st of April--_to-morrow_!
man
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March
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_Sensation._ _Blethers._ Hear me!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was _not_ his thirteenth birthday; Sir Poshbury’s birthday falls on the 1st of April--_to-morrow_!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
Poshbury's
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From this reading It was _not_ his thirteenth birthday; Sir Poshbury’s birthday falls on the 1st of April--_to-morrow_!
register
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From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
repented
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From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Road
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Sensation
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From this reading [_Sensation._ _Blethers._ Hear me!
sent
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From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
Sir
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From this reading It was _not_ his thirteenth birthday; Sir Poshbury’s birthday falls on the 1st of April--_to-morrow_!
Spiker
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From this reading _Spiker._ Very well then; I will.
Street
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From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
then
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From this reading _Spiker._ Very well then; I will.
thirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
to-morrow
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From this reading It was _not_ his thirteenth birthday; Sir Poshbury’s birthday falls on the 1st of April--_to-morrow_!
travelling
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twenty-seven
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unfortunately
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From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
Very
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From this reading _Spiker._ Very well then; I will.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was _not_ his thirteenth birthday; Sir Poshbury’s birthday falls on the 1st of April--_to-morrow_!
well
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From this reading _Spiker._ Very well then; I will.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Spiker._ Very well then; I will.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
wrong
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From this reading I was sent to register the birth, and, by a blunder, which I have repented bitterly ever since, unfortunately gave the wrong date.
years
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From this reading (_To the rest._) I denounce this man for travelling with a half-ticket from Edgware Road to Baker Street on his thirteenth birthday, the 31st of March twenty-seven years ago this very day!
