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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 ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
afforded
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE JUG AND MR.
any
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
ARDMORE
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
Ardsley
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
arm
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From this reading With this volume under his arm Ardmore returned to the hotel where he was lodged and completed his arrangements for leaving.
arrangements
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From this reading With this volume under his arm Ardmore returned to the hotel where he was lodged and completed his arrangements for leaving.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It should be known that Mr. Thomas Ardmore was a person of democratic tastes and habits.
beautifully
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
book-shop
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
book-shops
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
bookseller
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
bound
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
Caribbean
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
completed
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From this reading With this volume under his arm Ardmore returned to the hotel where he was lodged and completed his arrangements for leaving.
copy
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
correspondence
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
delighted
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
democratic
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From this reading It should be known that Mr. Thomas Ardmore was a person of democratic tastes and habits.
depart
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
dispersion
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
diversion
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
Dominguez
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
edition
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
exceedingly
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
find
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
friend
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
Galleons
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
Georgia
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
Golden
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
Griswold
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
habits
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From this reading It should be known that Mr. Thomas Ardmore was a person of democratic tastes and habits.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
hinted
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
hotel
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From this reading With this volume under his arm Ardmore returned to the hotel where he was lodged and completed his arrangements for leaving.
hours
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
infinite
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It should be known that Mr. Thomas Ardmore was a person of democratic tastes and habits.
JUG
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From this reading THE JUG AND MR.
just
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
kept
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
known
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
leaving
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From this reading With this volume under his arm Ardmore returned to the hotel where he was lodged and completed his arrangements for leaving.
library
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
lodged
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From this reading With this volume under his arm Ardmore returned to the hotel where he was lodged and completed his arrangements for leaving.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
Madrid
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
many
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
MR
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From this reading THE JUG AND MR.
narrative
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
New
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
only
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
original
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Orleans
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
other
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
Pascual
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
person
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From this reading It should be known that Mr. Thomas Ardmore was a person of democratic tastes and habits.
piracy
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
planter's
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
procured
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
rare
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With this volume under his arm Ardmore returned to the hotel where he was lodged and completed his arrangements for leaving.
seen
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
several
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It should be known that Mr. Thomas Ardmore was a person of democratic tastes and habits.
sought
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
States
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
subject
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
tastes
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From this reading It should be known that Mr. Thomas Ardmore was a person of democratic tastes and habits.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JUG AND MR.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this volume under his arm Ardmore returned to the hotel where he was lodged and completed his arrangements for leaving.
Thomas
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
touching
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
train
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading With this volume under his arm Ardmore returned to the hotel where he was lodged and completed his arrangements for leaving.
United
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
valuable
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
volume
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From this reading With this volume under his arm Ardmore returned to the hotel where he was lodged and completed his arrangements for leaving.
wait
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With this volume under his arm Ardmore returned to the hotel where he was lodged and completed his arrangements for leaving.
works
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
y
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From this reading He had several hours to wait for his train to New Orleans, and he was delighted to find that the bookseller, whom he had known only by correspondence, had just procured for him, through the dispersion of a Georgia planter's valuable library, that exceedingly rare narrative, _The Golden Galleons of the Caribbean_, by Dominguez y Pascual--a beautifully bound copy of the original Madrid edition.
York
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From this reading ARDMORE Mr. Thomas Ardmore, of New York and Ardsley, having seen his friend Griswold depart, sought a book-shop where, as in many other book-shops throughout the United States, he kept a standing order for any works touching piracy, a subject, which, as already hinted, had long afforded him infinite diversion.
