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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 Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
box
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From this reading Neither were likely to see the light, however, as Tom Murdock kept that old portfolio carefully locked up in his box.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
caligraphy
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From this reading What were the chief subjects of his caligraphy is not known.
carefully
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From this reading Neither were likely to see the light, however, as Tom Murdock kept that old portfolio carefully locked up in his box.
chief
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From this reading What were the chief subjects of his caligraphy is not known.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
day
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From this reading Tom spent the remainder of that day very quietly, most of it in his own room.
employment
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From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
enamoratas
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From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
formed
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From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
given
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From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tom spent the remainder of that day very quietly, most of it in his own room.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Neither were likely to see the light, however, as Tom Murdock kept that old portfolio carefully locked up in his box.
impossible
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From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tom spent the remainder of that day very quietly, most of it in his own room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What were the chief subjects of his caligraphy is not known.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tom spent the remainder of that day very quietly, most of it in his own room.
kept
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From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
known
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From this reading What were the chief subjects of his caligraphy is not known.
laid
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From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
light
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From this reading Neither were likely to see the light, however, as Tom Murdock kept that old portfolio carefully locked up in his box.
likely
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From this reading Neither were likely to see the light, however, as Tom Murdock kept that old portfolio carefully locked up in his box.
locked
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From this reading Neither were likely to see the light, however, as Tom Murdock kept that old portfolio carefully locked up in his box.
love-letters
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From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
materials
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From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
most
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From this reading Tom spent the remainder of that day very quietly, most of it in his own room.
Murdock
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From this reading Neither were likely to see the light, however, as Tom Murdock kept that old portfolio carefully locked up in his box.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither were likely to see the light, however, as Tom Murdock kept that old portfolio carefully locked up in his box.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What were the chief subjects of his caligraphy is not known.
numerous
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From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom spent the remainder of that day very quietly, most of it in his own room.
old
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From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
others
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From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
own
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From this reading Tom spent the remainder of that day very quietly, most of it in his own room.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
police
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From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
portfolio
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From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
portion
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From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
quietly
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From this reading Tom spent the remainder of that day very quietly, most of it in his own room.
read
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From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
remainder
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From this reading Tom spent the remainder of that day very quietly, most of it in his own room.
room
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From this reading Tom spent the remainder of that day very quietly, most of it in his own room.
see
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From this reading Neither were likely to see the light, however, as Tom Murdock kept that old portfolio carefully locked up in his box.
some
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From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
spent
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From this reading Tom spent the remainder of that day very quietly, most of it in his own room.
subjects
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From this reading What were the chief subjects of his caligraphy is not known.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tom spent the remainder of that day very quietly, most of it in his own room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom spent the remainder of that day very quietly, most of it in his own room.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
Tom
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From this reading Tom spent the remainder of that day very quietly, most of it in his own room.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
up
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From this reading Neither were likely to see the light, however, as Tom Murdock kept that old portfolio carefully locked up in his box.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Perhaps love-letters to such of his numerous _enamoratas_ as could read may have formed a portion, nor is it impossible but the police might have given a trifle to have laid their hands upon some others.
very
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From this reading Tom spent the remainder of that day very quietly, most of it in his own room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What were the chief subjects of his caligraphy is not known.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What were the chief subjects of his caligraphy is not known.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
writing
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From this reading His first employment, whatever it may have been, was over an old portfolio, where he kept his own writing materials.
