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Some Do Not...: A Novel
Some Do Not...: A Novel

Chapter I

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SOME DO NOT.
AUTHOR OF "THE MARSDEN CASE," "MISTER BOSPHORUS AND THE MUSES," ETC., ETC.
The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.
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Some Do Not...: A Novel

Chapter I

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SOME DO NOT.
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AUTHOR OF "THE MARSDEN CASE," "MISTER BOSPHORUS AND THE MUSES," ETC., ETC.
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The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.
All words in this reading · 28

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE MARSDEN CASE," "MISTER BOSPHORUS AND THE MUSES," ETC., ETC.

appointed

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From this reading The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE MARSDEN CASE," "MISTER BOSPHORUS AND THE MUSES," ETC., ETC.

BOSPHORUS

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE MARSDEN CASE," "MISTER BOSPHORUS AND THE MUSES," ETC., ETC.

carriage

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From this reading The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.

CASE

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE MARSDEN CASE," "MISTER BOSPHORUS AND THE MUSES," ETC., ETC.

class

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From this reading The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.

DOauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading SOME DO NOT.

English

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From this reading The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE MARSDEN CASE," "MISTER BOSPHORUS AND THE MUSES," ETC., ETC.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.

MARSDEN

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE MARSDEN CASE," "MISTER BOSPHORUS AND THE MUSES," ETC., ETC.

men

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From this reading The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.

MISTER

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE MARSDEN CASE," "MISTER BOSPHORUS AND THE MUSES," ETC., ETC.

MUSES

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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE MARSDEN CASE," "MISTER BOSPHORUS AND THE MUSES," ETC., ETC.

NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading SOME DO NOT.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE MARSDEN CASE," "MISTER BOSPHORUS AND THE MUSES," ETC., ETC.

official

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From this reading The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.

perfectly

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From this reading The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.

public

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From this reading The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.

railway

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From this reading The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.

sat

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From this reading The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.

SOME

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From this reading SOME DO NOT.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE MARSDEN CASE," "MISTER BOSPHORUS AND THE MUSES," ETC., ETC.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.

two

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From this reading The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.

young

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From this reading The two young men--they were of the English public official class--sat in the perfectly appointed railway carriage.