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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 occasion was the annual visit of inspection which a deputation from the Board of Guardians was making to the asylum there.
accompanying
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From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I recollect Mr Richard Hattersley telling me on the platform at the Keighley station to look well after Mr Leach.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The deputation comprised, among others, Mr James Walsh, Mr Middlebrook, Mr R. A. Milner, and Mr R. C. Robinson.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The deputation comprised, among others, Mr James Walsh, Mr Middlebrook, Mr R. A. Milner, and Mr R. C. Robinson.
annual
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From this reading The occasion was the annual visit of inspection which a deputation from the Board of Guardians was making to the asylum there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
asylum
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From this reading The occasion was the annual visit of inspection which a deputation from the Board of Guardians was making to the asylum there.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MR LEACH AT WAKEFIELD Continuing my recollections of the late Mr James Leach.
Board
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From this reading The occasion was the annual visit of inspection which a deputation from the Board of Guardians was making to the asylum there.
C
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From this reading The deputation comprised, among others, Mr James Walsh, Mr Middlebrook, Mr R. A. Milner, and Mr R. C. Robinson.
comprised
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From this reading The deputation comprised, among others, Mr James Walsh, Mr Middlebrook, Mr R. A. Milner, and Mr R. C. Robinson.
Continuing
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From this reading MR LEACH AT WAKEFIELD Continuing my recollections of the late Mr James Leach.
de
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From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
deputation
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From this reading The occasion was the annual visit of inspection which a deputation from the Board of Guardians was making to the asylum there.
friends
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From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The occasion was the annual visit of inspection which a deputation from the Board of Guardians was making to the asylum there.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
Guardians
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From this reading The occasion was the annual visit of inspection which a deputation from the Board of Guardians was making to the asylum there.
Hattersley
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From this reading I recollect Mr Richard Hattersley telling me on the platform at the Keighley station to look well after Mr Leach.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
inquiring
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From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
inspection
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From this reading The occasion was the annual visit of inspection which a deputation from the Board of Guardians was making to the asylum there.
James
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From this reading MR LEACH AT WAKEFIELD Continuing my recollections of the late Mr James Leach.
Keighley
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From this reading I recollect Mr Richard Hattersley telling me on the platform at the Keighley station to look well after Mr Leach.
late
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From this reading MR LEACH AT WAKEFIELD Continuing my recollections of the late Mr James Leach.
LEACH
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From this reading MR LEACH AT WAKEFIELD Continuing my recollections of the late Mr James Leach.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I recollect Mr Richard Hattersley telling me on the platform at the Keighley station to look well after Mr Leach.
making
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From this reading The occasion was the annual visit of inspection which a deputation from the Board of Guardians was making to the asylum there.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
Middlebrook
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From this reading The deputation comprised, among others, Mr James Walsh, Mr Middlebrook, Mr R. A. Milner, and Mr R. C. Robinson.
Milner
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From this reading The deputation comprised, among others, Mr James Walsh, Mr Middlebrook, Mr R. A. Milner, and Mr R. C. Robinson.
MR
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From this reading MR LEACH AT WAKEFIELD Continuing my recollections of the late Mr James Leach.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MR LEACH AT WAKEFIELD Continuing my recollections of the late Mr James Leach.
occasion
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From this reading The occasion was the annual visit of inspection which a deputation from the Board of Guardians was making to the asylum there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MR LEACH AT WAKEFIELD Continuing my recollections of the late Mr James Leach.
old
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From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I recollect Mr Richard Hattersley telling me on the platform at the Keighley station to look well after Mr Leach.
others
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From this reading The deputation comprised, among others, Mr James Walsh, Mr Middlebrook, Mr R. A. Milner, and Mr R. C. Robinson.
platform
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From this reading I recollect Mr Richard Hattersley telling me on the platform at the Keighley station to look well after Mr Leach.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
R
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From this reading The deputation comprised, among others, Mr James Walsh, Mr Middlebrook, Mr R. A. Milner, and Mr R. C. Robinson.
recollect
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From this reading I recollect Mr Richard Hattersley telling me on the platform at the Keighley station to look well after Mr Leach.
recollections
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From this reading MR LEACH AT WAKEFIELD Continuing my recollections of the late Mr James Leach.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
Richard
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From this reading I recollect Mr Richard Hattersley telling me on the platform at the Keighley station to look well after Mr Leach.
Robinson
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From this reading The deputation comprised, among others, Mr James Walsh, Mr Middlebrook, Mr R. A. Milner, and Mr R. C. Robinson.
sham
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From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
station
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From this reading I recollect Mr Richard Hattersley telling me on the platform at the Keighley station to look well after Mr Leach.
style
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From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
telling
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From this reading I recollect Mr Richard Hattersley telling me on the platform at the Keighley station to look well after Mr Leach.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MR LEACH AT WAKEFIELD Continuing my recollections of the late Mr James Leach.
there
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From this reading The occasion was the annual visit of inspection which a deputation from the Board of Guardians was making to the asylum there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
valet
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From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
visit
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From this reading The occasion was the annual visit of inspection which a deputation from the Board of Guardians was making to the asylum there.
WAKEFIELD
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From this reading MR LEACH AT WAKEFIELD Continuing my recollections of the late Mr James Leach.
Walsh
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From this reading The deputation comprised, among others, Mr James Walsh, Mr Middlebrook, Mr R. A. Milner, and Mr R. C. Robinson.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I remember accompanying him as “valet de sham”—as the old gentleman was pleased to style me to inquiring friends—to Wakefield.
well
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From this reading I recollect Mr Richard Hattersley telling me on the platform at the Keighley station to look well after Mr Leach.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The occasion was the annual visit of inspection which a deputation from the Board of Guardians was making to the asylum there.
