Chapter X
MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present. Fanny has another. Cockshot = Jenkin. But pray regard these as secrets. Jack = Bob.
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MY
DEAR
MOTHER,—Herewith
please
find
belated
birthday
present.
Fanny
has
another.
Cockshot =
Jenkin.
But
pray
regard
these
as
secrets.
Jack =
Bob.
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The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1
Chapter X
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
MY
DEAR
MOTHER,—Herewith
please
find
belated
birthday
present.
Line 2
Fanny
has
another.
Line 3
Cockshot =
Jenkin.
Line 4
But
pray
regard
these
as
secrets.
Line 5
Jack =
Bob.
Learner Dictionary
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Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Fanny has another.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Fanny has another.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “But pray regard these as secrets.”
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anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fanny has another.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But pray regard these as secrets.
belated
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birthday
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Bob
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From this reading Jack = Bob.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But pray regard these as secrets.
Cockshot
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From this reading Cockshot = Jenkin.
DEAR
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Fanny
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find
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fanny has another.
Herewith
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Jack
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From this reading Jack = Bob.
Jenkin
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From this reading Cockshot = Jenkin.
MOTHER
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MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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please
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From this reading MY DEAR MOTHER,—Herewith please find belated birthday present.
pray
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present
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regard
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secrets
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From this reading But pray regard these as secrets.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But pray regard these as secrets.