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The Red Widow
The Red Widow

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/83 · 5 lines
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CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne 1.
Concerns a Man in White 2.
Who is Mrs. Braybourne?
3.
The "Game"—and its Players 4.
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The Red Widow

Chapter I

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne 1.
Line 2
Concerns a Man in White 2.
Line 3
Who is Mrs. Braybourne?
Line 4
3.
Line 5
The "Game"—and its Players 4.
All words in this reading · 26

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1

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From this reading CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne 1.

2

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From this reading Concerns a Man in White 2.

3

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From this reading 3.

4

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From this reading The "Game"—and its Players 4.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Concerns a Man in White 2.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne 1.

Braybourne

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CASSELL

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From this reading CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne 1.

COMPANY

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From this reading CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne 1.

Concerns

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From this reading Concerns a Man in White 2.

Game

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From this reading The "Game"—and its Players 4.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Concerns a Man in White 2.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Who is Mrs. Braybourne?

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The "Game"—and its Players 4.

London

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From this reading CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne 1.

LTD

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From this reading CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne 1.

Man

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From this reading Concerns a Man in White 2.

Melbourne

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Mrs

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New

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From this reading CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne 1.

Players

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From this reading The "Game"—and its Players 4.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The "Game"—and its Players 4.

Toronto

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From this reading CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne 1.

White

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From this reading Concerns a Man in White 2.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

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York

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From this reading CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne 1.