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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 AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
Almost
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From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
barrister
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From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
CAME
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From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
Campaigne
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From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
care
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From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
chair
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From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
Christopher
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From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
colonial
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From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
Counsel
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From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good heavens!” cried Leonard, “what is the matter with this man?”
dangling
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From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
departed
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From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
dropped
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From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They might almost have passed each other on the stairs.
face
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From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
family
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From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
filled
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From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good heavens!” cried Leonard, “what is the matter with this man?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They might almost have passed each other on the stairs.
heavens
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
immediately
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From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Good heavens!” cried Leonard, “what is the matter with this man?”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
Law
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From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
lay
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From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
learned
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From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
Leonard
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limp
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From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
man
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matter
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merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They might almost have passed each other on the stairs.
Mr
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From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They might almost have passed each other on the stairs.
other
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From this reading They might almost have passed each other on the stairs.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They might almost have passed each other on the stairs.
pride
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From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
prop
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From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
sardines
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From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
shanty
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From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
speechless
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From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
stairs
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From this reading They might almost have passed each other on the stairs.
successful
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From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
tea-leaves
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From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
terror
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From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
there
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From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They might almost have passed each other on the stairs.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Good heavens!” cried Leonard, “what is the matter with this man?”
trader
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From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
uncle
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From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
up
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From this reading For his uncle dropped speechless, limp, broken up, into a chair, and there lay, his hands dangling, his face filled with terror and care.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was none other than the Counsel learned in the Law, the pride and prop of his family, the successful barrister, Mr. Christopher Campaigne.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Good heavens!” cried Leonard, “what is the matter with this man?”
wholesale
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From this reading AND ANOTHER CAME Almost immediately after the colonial merchant--the wholesale trader in sardines and tea-leaves from a shanty--had departed, there came another.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Good heavens!” cried Leonard, “what is the matter with this man?”
