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79
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From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MEAGER REPORT FROM THE INQUIRY AGENT.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
abroad
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From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
address
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From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
affairs
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From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
AGENT
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From this reading A MEAGER REPORT FROM THE INQUIRY AGENT.
ago
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From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
Any
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From this reading Any information you wish upon this, or any other points which you did not mention in our interview, I shall be happy to obtain for you.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
ascertain
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From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
Australia
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From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Any information you wish upon this, or any other points which you did not mention in our interview, I shall be happy to obtain for you.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
business
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From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
certain
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From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Any information you wish upon this, or any other points which you did not mention in our interview, I shall be happy to obtain for you.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
enabled
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From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
firm
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From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Any information you wish upon this, or any other points which you did not mention in our interview, I shall be happy to obtain for you.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A MEAGER REPORT FROM THE INQUIRY AGENT.
gave
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From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
give
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From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
happy
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From this reading Any information you wish upon this, or any other points which you did not mention in our interview, I shall be happy to obtain for you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
house
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From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
information
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From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
inquiries
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From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
INQUIRY
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From this reading A MEAGER REPORT FROM THE INQUIRY AGENT.
instructions
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From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
interview
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From this reading Any information you wish upon this, or any other points which you did not mention in our interview, I shall be happy to obtain for you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
Lamb's
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From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
landlord
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From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
lease
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From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
limit
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From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
made
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From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
matter
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From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
MEAGER
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From this reading A MEAGER REPORT FROM THE INQUIRY AGENT.
mention
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From this reading Any information you wish upon this, or any other points which you did not mention in our interview, I shall be happy to obtain for you.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
nine
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From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
Nisbet
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From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Any information you wish upon this, or any other points which you did not mention in our interview, I shall be happy to obtain for you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
other
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From this reading Any information you wish upon this, or any other points which you did not mention in our interview, I shall be happy to obtain for you.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Any information you wish upon this, or any other points which you did not mention in our interview, I shall be happy to obtain for you.
placed
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From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
points
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From this reading Any information you wish upon this, or any other points which you did not mention in our interview, I shall be happy to obtain for you.
principal
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From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
REPORT
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From this reading A MEAGER REPORT FROM THE INQUIRY AGENT.
respecting
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From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
seven
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From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Any information you wish upon this, or any other points which you did not mention in our interview, I shall be happy to obtain for you.
Sir
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From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
six
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From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
solicitors
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From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
taken
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From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
term
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From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
Terrace
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From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MEAGER REPORT FROM THE INQUIRY AGENT.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
transfer
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From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
transferred
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From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
trouble
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From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
uncompleted
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From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Any information you wish upon this, or any other points which you did not mention in our interview, I shall be happy to obtain for you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Any information you wish upon this, or any other points which you did not mention in our interview, I shall be happy to obtain for you.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
wish
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From this reading Any information you wish upon this, or any other points which you did not mention in our interview, I shall be happy to obtain for you.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading At the time that this transfer was made the principal landlord was abroad--I believe in Australia--and his business affairs were in the hands of a firm of solicitors whose address I have not taken the trouble to ascertain, as it does not come within the limit of my instructions.
years
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From this reading "The uncompleted term of the lease of the house, 79 Lamb's Terrace, was transferred, about nine years ago (not six or seven as you gave me to understand), to a gentleman of the name of Nisbet.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sir: From inquiries I have made I am enabled to give you certain information respecting the matter you placed in my hands.
