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29th
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
absence
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From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
all
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From this reading If all goes well I shall take you into partnership a year after that, by which time you ought to have fully mastered the details.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I note you are getting on with your work and enjoying yourself.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I note you are getting on with your work and enjoying yourself.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
attendance
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From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
begin
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From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
Binney's
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
business
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From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If all goes well I shall take you into partnership a year after that, by which time you ought to have fully mastered the details.
Cambridge
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
carry
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From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
DEAR
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If all goes well I shall take you into partnership a year after that, by which time you ought to have fully mastered the details.
dropping
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From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
end
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From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
enjoying
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From this reading I note you are getting on with your work and enjoying yourself.
far
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From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
following
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
fully
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From this reading If all goes well I shall take you into partnership a year after that, by which time you ought to have fully mastered the details.
getting
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From this reading I note you are getting on with your work and enjoying yourself.
goes
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From this reading If all goes well I shall take you into partnership a year after that, by which time you ought to have fully mastered the details.
going
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From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
hand
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
hour
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From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
how
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From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I note you are getting on with your work and enjoying yourself.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If all goes well I shall take you into partnership a year after that, by which time you ought to have fully mastered the details.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If all goes well I shall take you into partnership a year after that, by which time you ought to have fully mastered the details.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
letter
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
LUCIUS
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
management
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From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
mastered
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From this reading If all goes well I shall take you into partnership a year after that, by which time you ought to have fully mastered the details.
merely
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From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
Mr
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
note
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From this reading I note you are getting on with your work and enjoying yourself.
now
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From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
office
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From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I note you are getting on with your work and enjoying yourself.
once
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From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading If all goes well I shall take you into partnership a year after that, by which time you ought to have fully mastered the details.
partnership
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From this reading If all goes well I shall take you into partnership a year after that, by which time you ought to have fully mastered the details.
reins
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From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
relinquished
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From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
RESPITE
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
see
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From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
son
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
there
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From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
things
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From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
three
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From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
two
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From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
ult
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
visit
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
Walton's
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From this reading I have now relinquished my attendance at the office, and have left the management in Mr. Walton's hands, merely dropping in for an hour or two once a week to see how things are going.
week
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
well
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From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If all goes well I shall take you into partnership a year after that, by which time you ought to have fully mastered the details.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
WINS
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I note you are getting on with your work and enjoying yourself.
work
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From this reading I note you are getting on with your work and enjoying yourself.
wrote
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
year
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From this reading If all goes well I shall take you into partnership a year after that, by which time you ought to have fully mastered the details.
YEAR'S
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From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
years
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From this reading As far as I can see he will carry on the business well during my three years' absence, and at the end of that time I shall take the reins again and you will begin work there.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I note you are getting on with your work and enjoying yourself.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I note you are getting on with your work and enjoying yourself.
YourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading LUCIUS WINS A YEAR'S RESPITE A week after Mr. Binney's visit to Cambridge, he wrote the following letter to his son:-- "MY DEAR Lucius,--Yours of 29th ult. to hand.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I note you are getting on with your work and enjoying yourself.
