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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 A LITTLE RETROSPECT.
Albany
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had an only son, Orton Campbell, now a young man of twenty-eight.
annoying
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From this reading The disappearance of his ward was exceedingly annoying, since it interfered with plans which he had very much at heart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The disappearance of his ward was exceedingly annoying, since it interfered with plans which he had very much at heart.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was young in years only, being a stiff, grave, wooden-faced man, who in his starched manners was a close copy of his father.
Ben
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
Campbell
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
close
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From this reading He was young in years only, being a stiff, grave, wooden-faced man, who in his starched manners was a close copy of his father.
copy
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From this reading He was young in years only, being a stiff, grave, wooden-faced man, who in his starched manners was a close copy of his father.
disappearance
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From this reading The disappearance of his ward was exceedingly annoying, since it interfered with plans which he had very much at heart.
Douglas
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
escorted
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
exceedingly
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From this reading The disappearance of his ward was exceedingly annoying, since it interfered with plans which he had very much at heart.
father
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From this reading He was young in years only, being a stiff, grave, wooden-faced man, who in his starched manners was a close copy of his father.
Florence
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
Francisco
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
grave
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From this reading He was young in years only, being a stiff, grave, wooden-faced man, who in his starched manners was a close copy of his father.
guardian
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The disappearance of his ward was exceedingly annoying, since it interfered with plans which he had very much at heart.
heart
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From this reading The disappearance of his ward was exceedingly annoying, since it interfered with plans which he had very much at heart.
hero
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The disappearance of his ward was exceedingly annoying, since it interfered with plans which he had very much at heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
interfered
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From this reading The disappearance of his ward was exceedingly annoying, since it interfered with plans which he had very much at heart.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
John
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE RETROSPECT.
man
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From this reading He had an only son, Orton Campbell, now a young man of twenty-eight.
manners
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From this reading He was young in years only, being a stiff, grave, wooden-faced man, who in his starched manners was a close copy of his father.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
Miss
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
Mr
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
much
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From this reading The disappearance of his ward was exceedingly annoying, since it interfered with plans which he had very much at heart.
New
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
now
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From this reading He had an only son, Orton Campbell, now a young man of twenty-eight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
only
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From this reading He had an only son, Orton Campbell, now a young man of twenty-eight.
Orton
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From this reading He had an only son, Orton Campbell, now a young man of twenty-eight.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
plans
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From this reading The disappearance of his ward was exceedingly annoying, since it interfered with plans which he had very much at heart.
remembered
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
RETROSPECT
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From this reading A LITTLE RETROSPECT.
San
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The disappearance of his ward was exceedingly annoying, since it interfered with plans which he had very much at heart.
son
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From this reading He had an only son, Orton Campbell, now a young man of twenty-eight.
starched
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From this reading He was young in years only, being a stiff, grave, wooden-faced man, who in his starched manners was a close copy of his father.
stiff
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From this reading He was young in years only, being a stiff, grave, wooden-faced man, who in his starched manners was a close copy of his father.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
twenty-eight
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From this reading He had an only son, Orton Campbell, now a young man of twenty-eight.
very
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From this reading The disappearance of his ward was exceedingly annoying, since it interfered with plans which he had very much at heart.
ward
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From this reading The disappearance of his ward was exceedingly annoying, since it interfered with plans which he had very much at heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The disappearance of his ward was exceedingly annoying, since it interfered with plans which he had very much at heart.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was young in years only, being a stiff, grave, wooden-faced man, who in his starched manners was a close copy of his father.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The disappearance of his ward was exceedingly annoying, since it interfered with plans which he had very much at heart.
wooden-faced
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From this reading He was young in years only, being a stiff, grave, wooden-faced man, who in his starched manners was a close copy of his father.
years
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From this reading He was young in years only, being a stiff, grave, wooden-faced man, who in his starched manners was a close copy of his father.
York
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From this reading It will be remembered that a merchant in Albany, Mr. John Campbell, was the guardian of Miss Florence Douglas, whom our hero, Ben, had escorted from New York to San Francisco.
young
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From this reading He had an only son, Orton Campbell, now a young man of twenty-eight.
