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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 The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
age
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From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
America
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From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
believed
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From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
Canfield
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From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
child
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From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
cold
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From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
concerning
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From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
CONCLUSION
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From this reading CONCLUSION.
confided
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From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
consign
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From this reading He stated that he had secured possession of his child, and desired to consign her to Jake.
consumption
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From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
desired
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From this reading He stated that he had secured possession of his child, and desired to consign her to Jake.
died
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From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
directions
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From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
disease
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From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
enjoined
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From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
ensued
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From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
experience
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From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
fatal
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From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
feared
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From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
friends
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From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
gave
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From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
Harold
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From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
heiress
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From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He stated that he had secured possession of his child, and desired to consign her to Jake.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
Jake
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From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
letter
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From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
man
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From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
many
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From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
mother
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From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
narrative
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From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
only
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From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
from a ship into the water
From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
owing
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From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
possession
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From this reading He stated that he had secured possession of his child, and desired to consign her to Jake.
recite
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From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
secured
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From this reading He stated that he had secured possession of his child, and desired to consign her to Jake.
sent
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From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
South
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From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
stated
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From this reading He stated that he had secured possession of his child, and desired to consign her to Jake.
stating
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From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
Stevens
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From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
taken
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From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
twenty-five
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From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
washed
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From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The narrative in the letter went on to recite that the man Harold Stevens had taken a cold, owing to his experience when washed overboard, and the fatal disease consumption had ensued.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sent for Jake Canfield as a man whom he believed to be honest and faithful, and to him he confided his only child, stating that the mother had died in South America and the child had been in the hands of friends whom he feared.
years
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From this reading He gave many directions concerning the child, but enjoined that she should not know she was an heiress until she was twenty-five years of age.
