Chapter I
ETC. MISS BRADDON’S NOVELS. NOW READY AT ALL BOOKSELLERS’ AND BOOKSTALLS, PRICE 2_s._ 6_d._ EACH, CLOTH GILT. THE AUTHOR’S AUTOGRAPH EDITION OF MISS BRADDON’S NOVELS. “No one can be dull who has a novel by Miss Braddon in hand.
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ETC.
MISS
BRADDON’S
NOVELS.
NOW
READY
AT
ALL
BOOKSELLERS’
AND
BOOKSTALLS,
PRICE
2_s._
6_d._
EACH,
CLOTH
GILT.
THE
AUTHOR’S
AUTOGRAPH
EDITION
OF
MISS
BRADDON’S
NOVELS.
“No
one
can
be
dull
who
has
a
novel
by
Miss
Braddon
in
hand.
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ETC.
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MISS
BRADDON’S
NOVELS.
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NOW
READY
AT
ALL
BOOKSELLERS’
AND
BOOKSTALLS,
PRICE
2_s._
6_d._
EACH,
CLOTH
GILT.
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THE
AUTHOR’S
AUTOGRAPH
EDITION
OF
MISS
BRADDON’S
NOVELS.
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“No
one
can
be
dull
who
has
a
novel
by
Miss
Braddon
in
hand.
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No one can be dull who has a novel by Miss Braddon in hand.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““No one can be dull who has a novel by Miss Braddon in hand.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““No one can be dull who has a novel by Miss Braddon in hand.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ALL
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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AUTHOR'S
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From this reading THE AUTHOR’S AUTOGRAPH EDITION OF MISS BRADDON’S NOVELS.
AUTOGRAPH
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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BOOKSELLERS
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BOOKSTALLS
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Braddon
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BRADDON'S
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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CLOTH
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d
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dull
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EACHdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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EDITION
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ETC
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GILT
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hand
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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MISS
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From this reading MISS BRADDON’S NOVELS.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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novel
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NOVELS
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AUTHOR’S AUTOGRAPH EDITION OF MISS BRADDON’S NOVELS.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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PRICE
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READY
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AUTHOR’S AUTOGRAPH EDITION OF MISS BRADDON’S NOVELS.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “No one can be dull who has a novel by Miss Braddon in hand.