Chapter I
Author of "Anna, the Adventuress," "A Prince of Sinners," "The Master Mummer," etc. Published January, 1909. The lady of Thorpe was bored. These details as to leases and repairs were wearisome. The phrases and verbiage confused her.
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Chapter I
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Author
of
"Anna,
the
Adventuress,"
"A
Prince
of
Sinners,"
"The
Master
Mummer,"
etc.
Published
January,
1909.
The
lady
of
Thorpe
was
bored.
These
details
as
to
leases
and
repairs
were
wearisome.
The
phrases
and
verbiage
confused
her.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Author
of
"Anna,
the
Adventuress,"
"A
Prince
of
Sinners,"
"The
Master
Mummer,"
etc.
Line 2
Published
January,
1909.
Line 3
The
lady
of
Thorpe
was
bored.
Line 4
These
details
as
to
leases
and
repairs
were
wearisome.
Line 5
The
phrases
and
verbiage
confused
her.
Learner Dictionary
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Details
noun
US /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “These details as to leases and repairs were wearisome.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These details as to leases and repairs were wearisome.”
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1909
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From this reading Published January, 1909.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Author of "Anna, the Adventuress," "A Prince of Sinners," "The Master Mummer," etc.
Adventuress
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From this reading Author of "Anna, the Adventuress," "A Prince of Sinners," "The Master Mummer," etc.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These details as to leases and repairs were wearisome.
Anna
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From this reading Author of "Anna, the Adventuress," "A Prince of Sinners," "The Master Mummer," etc.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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Author
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From this reading Author of "Anna, the Adventuress," "A Prince of Sinners," "The Master Mummer," etc.
bored
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From this reading The lady of Thorpe was bored.
confused
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From this reading The phrases and verbiage confused her.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These details as to leases and repairs were wearisome.
etc
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From this reading Author of "Anna, the Adventuress," "A Prince of Sinners," "The Master Mummer," etc.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The phrases and verbiage confused her.
January
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From this reading Published January, 1909.
lady
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From this reading The lady of Thorpe was bored.
leases
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From this reading These details as to leases and repairs were wearisome.
Master
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From this reading Author of "Anna, the Adventuress," "A Prince of Sinners," "The Master Mummer," etc.
Mummer
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From this reading Author of "Anna, the Adventuress," "A Prince of Sinners," "The Master Mummer," etc.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Anna, the Adventuress," "A Prince of Sinners," "The Master Mummer," etc.
phrases
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From this reading The phrases and verbiage confused her.
Prince
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From this reading Author of "Anna, the Adventuress," "A Prince of Sinners," "The Master Mummer," etc.
Published
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From this reading Published January, 1909.
repairs
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From this reading These details as to leases and repairs were wearisome.
Sinners
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From this reading Author of "Anna, the Adventuress," "A Prince of Sinners," "The Master Mummer," etc.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Anna, the Adventuress," "A Prince of Sinners," "The Master Mummer," etc.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These details as to leases and repairs were wearisome.
Thorpe
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From this reading The lady of Thorpe was bored.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These details as to leases and repairs were wearisome.
verbiage
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From this reading The phrases and verbiage confused her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lady of Thorpe was bored.
wearisome
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From this reading These details as to leases and repairs were wearisome.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These details as to leases and repairs were wearisome.