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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 In company with his brother he had been a detective in New York during the greater portion of his lifetime.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
attended
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From this reading He had what he called a "profession," and he had attended to it very closely for twenty years or more.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
biography
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From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
brother
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From this reading In company with his brother he had been a detective in New York during the greater portion of his lifetime.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
called
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From this reading He had what he called a "profession," and he had attended to it very closely for twenty years or more.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
closely
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From this reading He had what he called a "profession," and he had attended to it very closely for twenty years or more.
company
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From this reading In company with his brother he had been a detective in New York during the greater portion of his lifetime.
competence
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From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
desires
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From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
detective
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From this reading In company with his brother he had been a detective in New York during the greater portion of his lifetime.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In company with his brother he had been a detective in New York during the greater portion of his lifetime.
fact
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From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
fifty
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From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
GENERAL
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From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
greater
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From this reading In company with his brother he had been a detective in New York during the greater portion of his lifetime.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In company with his brother he had been a detective in New York during the greater portion of his lifetime.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In company with his brother he had been a detective in New York during the greater portion of his lifetime.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In company with his brother he had been a detective in New York during the greater portion of his lifetime.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had what he called a "profession," and he had attended to it very closely for twenty years or more.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never been married till the last year of his life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never been married till the last year of his life.
lifetime
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From this reading In company with his brother he had been a detective in New York during the greater portion of his lifetime.
MAGNIFICENT
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From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
man
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From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
married
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From this reading He had never been married till the last year of his life.
more
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From this reading He had what he called a "profession," and he had attended to it very closely for twenty years or more.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never been married till the last year of his life.
New
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From this reading In company with his brother he had been a detective in New York during the greater portion of his lifetime.
NEWRY'S
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From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
old
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From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had what he called a "profession," and he had attended to it very closely for twenty years or more.
Penn
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From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
portion
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From this reading In company with his brother he had been a detective in New York during the greater portion of his lifetime.
preceding
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From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
profession
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From this reading He had what he called a "profession," and he had attended to it very closely for twenty years or more.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
romantic
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From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
Sharp
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From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
small
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From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
spite
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From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had never been married till the last year of his life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had what he called a "profession," and he had attended to it very closely for twenty years or more.
twenty
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From this reading He had what he called a "profession," and he had attended to it very closely for twenty years or more.
upright
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From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
very
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From this reading He had what he called a "profession," and he had attended to it very closely for twenty years or more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had what he called a "profession," and he had attended to it very closely for twenty years or more.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In company with his brother he had been a detective in New York during the greater portion of his lifetime.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
YACHT
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From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
year
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From this reading GENERAL NEWRY'S MAGNIFICENT YACHT The biography of Captain Penn Sharp had been quite romantic within the preceding year.
years
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From this reading He had been an honest and upright man; but in spite of this fact he had saved a competence for a man of small desires before he was fifty years old.
York
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From this reading In company with his brother he had been a detective in New York during the greater portion of his lifetime.
