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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 WHAT WE DISCOVERED AT THE RECORD OFFICE A MONTH dragged slowly by.
all
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From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
also
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw Dorothy daily, and we were happy in each other’s love.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHAT WE DISCOVERED AT THE RECORD OFFICE A MONTH dragged slowly by.
bank
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WHAT WE DISCOVERED AT THE RECORD OFFICE A MONTH dragged slowly by.
Caldecott
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Cardiff
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cargo
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
chief
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coal
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
companion
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
confusion
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From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
daily
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From this reading I saw Dorothy daily, and we were happy in each other’s love.
disappointed
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
DISCOVERED
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discovering
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From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
Dorothy
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From this reading I saw Dorothy daily, and we were happy in each other’s love.
dragged
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From this reading WHAT WE DISCOVERED AT THE RECORD OFFICE A MONTH dragged slowly by.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I saw Dorothy daily, and we were happy in each other’s love.
entertaining
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
evening
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From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
generally
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From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
given
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From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
happy
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From this reading I saw Dorothy daily, and we were happy in each other’s love.
havoc
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From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
home
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From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
hope
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From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw Dorothy daily, and we were happy in each other’s love.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I saw Dorothy daily, and we were happy in each other’s love.
insurance
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From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
interior
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From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
Job
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
Keppel
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
live
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love
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From this reading I saw Dorothy daily, and we were happy in each other’s love.
Malta
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
Manor
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From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
MONTH
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Moorgate
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From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
most
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
OFFICE
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
other's
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From this reading I saw Dorothy daily, and we were happy in each other’s love.
out
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From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
Philip
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
played
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From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
post
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From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
proved
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
RECORD
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regret
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From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
Reilly
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
return
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From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
Robert
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
sailed
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
saw
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From this reading I saw Dorothy daily, and we were happy in each other’s love.
Seal
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
slowly
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spend
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From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
steam
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
Street
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From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT WE DISCOVERED AT THE RECORD OFFICE A MONTH dragged slowly by.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
treasure
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From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
typewriter
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From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
up
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From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
Usher
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
usual
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From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHAT WE DISCOVERED AT THE RECORD OFFICE A MONTH dragged slowly by.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I saw Dorothy daily, and we were happy in each other’s love.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT WE DISCOVERED AT THE RECORD OFFICE A MONTH dragged slowly by.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Robert Usher continued to live with me in Keppel Street and proved a most entertaining companion, and Philip Reilly, bitterly disappointed, had also returned to the bank, while Job Seal had sailed from Cardiff with his usual cargo of steam coal for Malta.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
WornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Worn out with all the confusion, we had all of us given up hope of ever discovering the treasure, and my chief regret was that we had played such havoc with the interior of Caldecott Manor.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had resumed her post of typewriter at an insurance office in Moorgate Street, and on her return home would generally spend each evening with me.
