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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 THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
all
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From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The captain of an English-bound steamer had seen the signals made from the island, and had sent boats.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His rescue from the island had turned out to be one of the prosiest matters imaginable.
Bidlake
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From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
Bilton
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From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
boats
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From this reading The captain of an English-bound steamer had seen the signals made from the island, and had sent boats.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The captain of an English-bound steamer had seen the signals made from the island, and had sent boats.
cons
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From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
considered
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From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
depended
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From this reading He felt like a man whose fortune depended on the turn of a die.
Dick
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die
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English-bound
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From this reading The captain of an English-bound steamer had seen the signals made from the island, and had sent boats.
fast-beating
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From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
Faversham
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felt
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From this reading He felt like a man whose fortune depended on the turn of a die.
Fields
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From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He felt like a man whose fortune depended on the turn of a die.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His rescue from the island had turned out to be one of the prosiest matters imaginable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt like a man whose fortune depended on the turn of a die.
heart
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From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
hoped
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From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
hundredth
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From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
imaginable
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From this reading His rescue from the island had turned out to be one of the prosiest matters imaginable.
Inn
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island
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From this reading His rescue from the island had turned out to be one of the prosiest matters imaginable.
lawyers
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From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
like
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From this reading He felt like a man whose fortune depended on the turn of a die.
Lincoln's
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made
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From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
man
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From this reading He felt like a man whose fortune depended on the turn of a die.
matter
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matters
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From this reading His rescue from the island had turned out to be one of the prosiest matters imaginable.
message
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Messrs
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From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
offices
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From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He felt like a man whose fortune depended on the turn of a die.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His rescue from the island had turned out to be one of the prosiest matters imaginable.
ONLY
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From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
out
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From this reading His rescue from the island had turned out to be one of the prosiest matters imaginable.
pros
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prosiest
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From this reading His rescue from the island had turned out to be one of the prosiest matters imaginable.
purpose
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From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
RELATIVE
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From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
rescue
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From this reading His rescue from the island had turned out to be one of the prosiest matters imaginable.
seen
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From this reading The captain of an English-bound steamer had seen the signals made from the island, and had sent boats.
sent
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From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
signals
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From this reading The captain of an English-bound steamer had seen the signals made from the island, and had sent boats.
Solicitors
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From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
steamer
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From this reading The captain of an English-bound steamer had seen the signals made from the island, and had sent boats.
SURVIVING
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From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
turn
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From this reading He felt like a man whose fortune depended on the turn of a die.
turned
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From this reading His rescue from the island had turned out to be one of the prosiest matters imaginable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
way
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From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
well
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From this reading If the lawyers had sent him a message for the purpose he hoped, all was well; if not----And for the hundredth time he considered the pros and cons of the matter.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He felt like a man whose fortune depended on the turn of a die.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ONLY SURVIVING RELATIVE Dick Faversham made his way to the offices of Messrs. Bidlake & Bilton, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn Fields, with a fast-beating heart.
