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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 At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
accordingly
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
ascended
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From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
back
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From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
beard
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From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
better
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From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
black
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
boy
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From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
centre
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From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
Commissioners
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
controlled
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From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
day
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From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
dear
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From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
entrance
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
fat
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
Fields
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
floor
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From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
glad
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From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
Herring
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
hour
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
Inn
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
introduced
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From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
letters
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
Lincoln's
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
made
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
MARRIAGE
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From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
names
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
nervousness
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From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
o'clock
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From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
Oaths
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
Paramor
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
paused
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From this reading He paused.
pug-featured
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From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
red-haired
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From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
Richard
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From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
room
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From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
seated
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From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
see
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From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
SETTLEMENT
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From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
Shelton
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
Shelton's
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From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
small
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From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
solid
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From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
steps
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From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
stone
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
table
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From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
thereby
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From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
three
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From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
to-morrow
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From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
uncle
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From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
universe
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From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
very
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From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
wall
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
way
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He ascended the solid steps with nervousness, and by a small red-haired boy was introduced to a back room on the first floor.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
writing
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From this reading Here, seated at a table in the very centre, as if he thereby better controlled his universe, a pug-featured gentleman, without a beard, was writing.
written
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From this reading At that hour accordingly Shelton made his way to Lincoln's Inn Fields, where in fat black letters the names “Paramor and Herring (Commissioners for Oaths)” were written on the wall of a stone entrance.
wrote
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From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT “My dear Richard” (wrote Shelton's uncle the next day), “I shall be glad to see you at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon upon the question of your marriage settlement....”
