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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 For a great change had taken place in the circumstances of her old friend.
addressed
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
America
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
anticipated
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
APHRODITE
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
called
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
capsized
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From this reading Three sons of the reigning Carey had been capsized in a gale while out yachting.
Carey
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
catastrophe
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From this reading The reigning Carey, on hearing of the catastrophe, had been seized with a fit that proved fatal in a few hours.
change
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From this reading For a great change had taken place in the circumstances of her old friend.
circumstances
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From this reading For a great change had taken place in the circumstances of her old friend.
coast
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
commander
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
Dalzell
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
day
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
Deborah
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
dreams
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
earlier
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
England
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
Esq
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
fatal
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From this reading The reigning Carey, on hearing of the catastrophe, had been seized with a fit that proved fatal in a few hours.
few
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
fit
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From this reading The reigning Carey, on hearing of the catastrophe, had been seized with a fit that proved fatal in a few hours.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a great change had taken place in the circumstances of her old friend.
friend
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From this reading For a great change had taken place in the circumstances of her old friend.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
gale
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From this reading Three sons of the reigning Carey had been capsized in a gale while out yachting.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a great change had taken place in the circumstances of her old friend.
Guthrie
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a great change had taken place in the circumstances of her old friend.
Hall
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
hearing
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From this reading The reigning Carey, on hearing of the catastrophe, had been seized with a fit that proved fatal in a few hours.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a great change had taken place in the circumstances of her old friend.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
hours
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From this reading The reigning Carey, on hearing of the catastrophe, had been seized with a fit that proved fatal in a few hours.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a great change had taken place in the circumstances of her old friend.
land-dweller
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
land-owner
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
letter
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
Norfolk
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
off
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
office
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
old
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From this reading For a great change had taken place in the circumstances of her old friend.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The reigning Carey, on hearing of the catastrophe, had been seized with a fit that proved fatal in a few hours.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
out
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From this reading Three sons of the reigning Carey had been capsized in a gale while out yachting.
place
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From this reading For a great change had taken place in the circumstances of her old friend.
proved
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From this reading The reigning Carey, on hearing of the catastrophe, had been seized with a fit that proved fatal in a few hours.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
reigning
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From this reading Three sons of the reigning Carey had been capsized in a gale while out yachting.
say
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
sea
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
seized
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From this reading The reigning Carey, on hearing of the catastrophe, had been seized with a fit that proved fatal in a few hours.
shipping
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
signed
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
somewhere
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
sons
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From this reading Three sons of the reigning Carey had been capsized in a gale while out yachting.
South
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
squires
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
SS
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
strange
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
taken
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From this reading For a great change had taken place in the circumstances of her old friend.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reigning Carey, on hearing of the catastrophe, had been seized with a fit that proved fatal in a few hours.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
Three
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From this reading Three sons of the reigning Carey had been capsized in a gale while out yachting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
very
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
viaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
Wellwood
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From this reading The first letter signed "Deborah Dalzell" was addressed, strange to say, to Guthrie Carey--not to the commander of the SS APHRODITE, via his shipping office, but to Guthrie Carey, Esq., Wellwood Hall, Norfolk.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Three sons of the reigning Carey had been capsized in a gale while out yachting.
wildest
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The reigning Carey, on hearing of the catastrophe, had been seized with a fit that proved fatal in a few hours.
yachting
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From this reading Three sons of the reigning Carey had been capsized in a gale while out yachting.
years
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From this reading One day, a few years earlier, he had been called from the sea--somewhere off the coast of South America--to take his place as a land-owner and land-dweller amongst the great squires of England; quite the very last thing he could have anticipated in his wildest dreams.
