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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 TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
ACQUAINTED
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From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
almost
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From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How, indeed, could he be otherwise, when he was a miser and never spent any money?
any
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From this reading How, indeed, could he be otherwise, when he was a miser and never spent any money?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How, indeed, could he be otherwise, when he was a miser and never spent any money?
BECOME
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From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been said for years that Ezra Dameron was the possessor of great wealth.
brothers
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
conservative
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
Copeland
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How, indeed, could he be otherwise, when he was a miser and never spent any money?
Dameron
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From this reading It had been said for years that Ezra Dameron was the possessor of great wealth.
Dameron's
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
daughters
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
died
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
dividing
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
dollars
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
estate
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
estimated
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
Ezra
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From this reading It had been said for years that Ezra Dameron was the possessor of great wealth.
fact
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From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
favored
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
fifty
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had been said for years that Ezra Dameron was the possessor of great wealth.
Forrest
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
four
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
fund
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
GENTLEMENnounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been said for years that Ezra Dameron was the possessor of great wealth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been said for years that Ezra Dameron was the possessor of great wealth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How, indeed, could he be otherwise, when he was a miser and never spent any money?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
How
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From this reading How, indeed, could he be otherwise, when he was a miser and never spent any money?
hundred
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
indeed
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From this reading How, indeed, could he be otherwise, when he was a miser and never spent any money?
information
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been said for years that Ezra Dameron was the possessor of great wealth.
larger
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
lawyer
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
like
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From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
man
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
Margaret
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
Mariona
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From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
men
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
Merriam
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
miser
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From this reading How, indeed, could he be otherwise, when he was a miser and never spent any money?
money
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From this reading How, indeed, could he be otherwise, when he was a miser and never spent any money?
Mrs
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How, indeed, could he be otherwise, when he was a miser and never spent any money?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
Old
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
otherwise
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From this reading How, indeed, could he be otherwise, when he was a miser and never spent any money?
possessed
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
possessor
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From this reading It had been said for years that Ezra Dameron was the possessor of great wealth.
practised
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
property
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
proved
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From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
received
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
riches
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From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
richest
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
Roger
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
said
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From this reading It had been said for years that Ezra Dameron was the possessor of great wealth.
shares
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
spent
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From this reading How, indeed, could he be otherwise, when he was a miser and never spent any money?
state
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From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been said for years that Ezra Dameron was the possessor of great wealth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Old Roger Merriam had died one of the richest men in the state, and in dividing his property he had favored his daughters, so that Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Dameron had received larger shares than their brothers.
thousand
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
town
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From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
tradition
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From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
TWO
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From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN BECOME ACQUAINTED In a town like Mariona the tradition of riches is almost as good as the proved fact.
useful
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
value
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From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had been said for years that Ezra Dameron was the possessor of great wealth.
wealth
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From this reading It had been said for years that Ezra Dameron was the possessor of great wealth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading How, indeed, could he be otherwise, when he was a miser and never spent any money?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Copeland, the lawyer who never practised, possessed a great fund of useful information, and he estimated the value of Margaret Dameron’s estate at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and Copeland was a conservative man.
years
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From this reading It had been said for years that Ezra Dameron was the possessor of great wealth.
