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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 I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
advertised
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also
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From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
arrival
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
boat
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From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
Bournemouth
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From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
built
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From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
business
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From this reading It was with the senior partner I transacted my business; a shrewd but pleasant gentleman.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was with the senior partner I transacted my business; a shrewd but pleasant gentleman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
certainly
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From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
compelled
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From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
considerable
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From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
country
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From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
enough
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From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
excursions
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From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
fast
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From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
fly
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From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
following
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From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was with the senior partner I transacted my business; a shrewd but pleasant gentleman.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
handy
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From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
harbour
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From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
hire
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From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
immediately
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From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
IMPORTANT
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From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
inform
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From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
inquiries
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inspect
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From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
instituting
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From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with the senior partner I transacted my business; a shrewd but pleasant gentleman.
known
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From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
learned
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From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
leisure
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From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
lying
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From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
made
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From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
making
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From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
Matchem
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
Messrs
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
nice
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From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
nobleman
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From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
office
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old
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From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
only
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From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
partner
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From this reading It was with the senior partner I transacted my business; a shrewd but pleasant gentleman.
photograph
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From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was with the senior partner I transacted my business; a shrewd but pleasant gentleman.
Poole
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From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
regarding
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From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
round
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From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
SAVEprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
say
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From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
Screw
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From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
see
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From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
senior
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From this reading It was with the senior partner I transacted my business; a shrewd but pleasant gentleman.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
shrewd
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From this reading It was with the senior partner I transacted my business; a shrewd but pleasant gentleman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
three
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From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
train
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From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
transacted
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From this reading It was with the senior partner I transacted my business; a shrewd but pleasant gentleman.
travelled
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From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
two
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From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon my making known my business to him, he brought me a photograph of the craft in question, and certainly a nice handy boat she looked.
very
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From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
view
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From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with the senior partner I transacted my business; a shrewd but pleasant gentleman.
way
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From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
wished
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From this reading I learned also that she was lying in Poole harbour, but he was good enough to say that if I wished to see her she should be brought round to Bournemouth the following morning, when I could inspect her at my leisure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I SAVE AN IMPORTANT LIFE I travelled to Bournemouth by a fast train, and immediately on arrival made my way to the office of Messrs. Screw & Matchem, with a view to instituting inquiries regarding the yacht they had advertised for hire.
yacht
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years
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From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.
young
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From this reading She had been built, he went on to inform me, for a young nobleman, who had made two very considerable excursions in her before he had been compelled to fly the country, and was only three years old.