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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
announcements
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From this reading These two announcements threw the clearest light upon each other to Richard.
announcing
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
asking
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From this reading The other was from Edinburgh, from “Catherine Ross,” asking “Is the boy with you?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Write at once, or come.”
boy
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From this reading The other was from Edinburgh, from “Catherine Ross,” asking “Is the boy with you?
Catherine
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From this reading The other was from Edinburgh, from “Catherine Ross,” asking “Is the boy with you?
clearest
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From this reading These two announcements threw the clearest light upon each other to Richard.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Write at once, or come.”
day
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
don't
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From this reading He has left us, and we don’t know where he has gone.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading These two announcements threw the clearest light upon each other to Richard.
Edinburgh
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From this reading The other was from Edinburgh, from “Catherine Ross,” asking “Is the boy with you?
election
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
Eskside's
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
evening
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
father
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
Florence
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
full
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
gone
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From this reading He has left us, and we don’t know where he has gone.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has left us, and we don’t know where he has gone.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has left us, and we don’t know where he has gone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other was from Edinburgh, from “Catherine Ross,” asking “Is the boy with you?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has left us, and we don’t know where he has gone.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has left us, and we don’t know where he has gone.
light
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From this reading These two announcements threw the clearest light upon each other to Richard.
Lord
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
nearest
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
off
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
official
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
once
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From this reading Write at once, or come.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Write at once, or come.”
other
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From this reading The other was from Edinburgh, from “Catherine Ross,” asking “Is the boy with you?
own
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
pomp
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
received
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
result
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
Richard
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
Ross
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
sent
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
station
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
telegrams
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
telegraphic
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two announcements threw the clearest light upon each other to Richard.
threw
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From this reading These two announcements threw the clearest light upon each other to Richard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These two announcements threw the clearest light upon each other to Richard.
two
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From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading These two announcements threw the clearest light upon each other to Richard.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has left us, and we don’t know where he has gone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other was from Edinburgh, from “Catherine Ross,” asking “Is the boy with you?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He has left us, and we don’t know where he has gone.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He has left us, and we don’t know where he has gone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the evening of the day after the election, Richard Ross, in Florence, received two telegrams,--one from his father, announcing the result of the election, sent off from the nearest telegraphic station, in Lord Eskside’s own name, and with full official pomp.
Write
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From this reading Write at once, or come.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The other was from Edinburgh, from “Catherine Ross,” asking “Is the boy with you?
