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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 "My dear Dad,--Your letter in reply to my first report reached my hands a week ago.
ago
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From this reading "My dear Dad,--Your letter in reply to my first report reached my hands a week ago.
all
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From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had been lying three days at the post-office before I had an opportunity of fetching it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
any
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From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
approve
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From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been lying three days at the post-office before I had an opportunity of fetching it.
bad
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From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been lying three days at the post-office before I had an opportunity of fetching it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It had been lying three days at the post-office before I had an opportunity of fetching it.
blade
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From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
buoyancy
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From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
considered
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From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
Dad
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From this reading "My dear Dad,--Your letter in reply to my first report reached my hands a week ago.
dashing
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From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
days
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From this reading It had been lying three days at the post-office before I had an opportunity of fetching it.
dear
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From this reading "My dear Dad,--Your letter in reply to my first report reached my hands a week ago.
discredit
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From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
fetching
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From this reading It had been lying three days at the post-office before I had an opportunity of fetching it.
find
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From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My dear Dad,--Your letter in reply to my first report reached my hands a week ago.
glad
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From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been lying three days at the post-office before I had an opportunity of fetching it.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "My dear Dad,--Your letter in reply to my first report reached my hands a week ago.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It had been lying three days at the post-office before I had an opportunity of fetching it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My dear Dad,--Your letter in reply to my first report reached my hands a week ago.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been lying three days at the post-office before I had an opportunity of fetching it.
JUNIOR'S
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From this reading MADGIN JUNIOR'S SECOND REPORT.
letter
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From this reading "My dear Dad,--Your letter in reply to my first report reached my hands a week ago.
lying
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From this reading It had been lying three days at the post-office before I had an opportunity of fetching it.
made
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From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
MADGIN
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From this reading MADGIN JUNIOR'S SECOND REPORT.
mission
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From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Dad,--Your letter in reply to my first report reached my hands a week ago.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been lying three days at the post-office before I had an opportunity of fetching it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
opportunity
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From this reading It had been lying three days at the post-office before I had an opportunity of fetching it.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
post-office
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From this reading It had been lying three days at the post-office before I had an opportunity of fetching it.
proceedings
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From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
reached
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From this reading "My dear Dad,--Your letter in reply to my first report reached my hands a week ago.
reply
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From this reading "My dear Dad,--Your letter in reply to my first report reached my hands a week ago.
REPORT
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From this reading MADGIN JUNIOR'S SECOND REPORT.
result
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From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
sanguine
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From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
SECOND
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From this reading MADGIN JUNIOR'S SECOND REPORT.
shows
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From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had been lying three days at the post-office before I had an opportunity of fetching it.
things
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From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
three
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From this reading It had been lying three days at the post-office before I had an opportunity of fetching it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My dear Dad,--Your letter in reply to my first report reached my hands a week ago.
twenty
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From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
ultimate
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From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
use
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From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
week
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From this reading "My dear Dad,--Your letter in reply to my first report reached my hands a week ago.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am glad to find that you approve of my proceedings, and think, all things considered, that I have not made bad use of my time.
young
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From this reading That you are sanguine as to the ultimate result of my mission here shows a buoyancy of disposition on your part that would not discredit any dashing young blade of twenty.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Dad,--Your letter in reply to my first report reached my hands a week ago.
