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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 There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
accustomed
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From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
bequeathed
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
bestowed
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From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
Breck
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
bulky
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From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
came
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From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
care
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From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
chanced
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From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
comprehended
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From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
confided
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From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
contents
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From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
document
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From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
enough
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From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
estate
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
examine
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From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
executed
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
Frank
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
full
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From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
house
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From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
idly
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From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
import
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From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
importance
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From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
instrument
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From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
legal
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From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
Mixon
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From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
Mr
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
Mrs
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
Mullen
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
MULLEN'S
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From this reading OLD MULLEN'S WILL.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
OLD
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From this reading OLD MULLEN'S WILL.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
opening
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From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
paper
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
Patty
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From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
personal
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
Peter
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From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
phraseology
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From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
pocket-book
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From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
property
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
proved
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From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
reader
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From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
real
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
realized
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
remembered
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From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
reserve
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
safely
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From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
Slowly
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
Smithers
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
sod
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From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
some
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From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
tenaciously
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
There
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From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was little of importance except a bulky document which proved to be a will, although, so little accustomed was she to legal phraseology, it was some time before the reader comprehended the full import of the instrument.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One afternoon when she chanced to be alone in the house, she came upon it, and, opening it, began idly enough to examine the contents.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Peter Mixon was safely bestowed beneath the sod before Patty remembered the pocket-book which he had confided to her care.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading OLD MULLEN'S WILL.
wished
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From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Slowly she realized that the paper to which Peter Mixon had clung so tenaciously, and which Frank Breck had wished to obtain was a will executed by old Mr. Mullen; and that in it he bequeathed real estate and personal property, without reserve, to Mrs. Smithers.
