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1841
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From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
2000
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From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
amounting
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From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And that to-night thou must watch with me To win the treasure of the tomb.’
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SOME seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading SOME seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
Clarence
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From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
Death
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From this reading SOME seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading SOME seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
died
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From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
firm
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From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
forth
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From this reading SOME seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
Frith
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From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
funded
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From this reading The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
gratitude
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From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading SOME seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOME seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
indeed
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From this reading SOME seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
interest
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From this reading The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
Lawrence
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From this reading The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
legacy
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From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
marked
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From this reading SOME seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘And that to-night thou must watch with me To win the treasure of the tomb.’
Mr
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From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
Mrs
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From this reading The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘And that to-night thou must watch with me To win the treasure of the tomb.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘And that to-night thou must watch with me To win the treasure of the tomb.’
Old
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From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
peculiarly
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From this reading SOME seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
property
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From this reading The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
proved
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From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
SCOTT
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From this reading SCOTT.
seasons
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From this reading SOME seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
seem
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From this reading SOME seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
shares
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From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
shown
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From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
sister
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From this reading The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
SOME
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From this reading SOME seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
spring
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From this reading Old Mr. Frith died in the spring of 1841, and it proved that he had shown his gratitude to Clarence by a legacy of shares in the firm amounting to about £2000.
Stevens
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From this reading The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘And that to-night thou must watch with me To win the treasure of the tomb.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘And that to-night thou must watch with me To win the treasure of the tomb.’
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading SOME seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
therein
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From this reading The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘And that to-night thou must watch with me To win the treasure of the tomb.’
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘And that to-night thou must watch with me To win the treasure of the tomb.’
to-night
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From this reading ‘And that to-night thou must watch with me To win the treasure of the tomb.’
tomb
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From this reading ‘And that to-night thou must watch with me To win the treasure of the tomb.’
treasure
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From this reading ‘And that to-night thou must watch with me To win the treasure of the tomb.’
upright
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From this reading The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
very
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From this reading The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
walk
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From this reading SOME seasons seem to be peculiarly marked, as if Death did indeed walk forth in them.
watch
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From this reading ‘And that to-night thou must watch with me To win the treasure of the tomb.’
wealth
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From this reading The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of his interest therein went to Lawrence Frith, and his funded property to his sister, Mrs. Stevens, a very fair and upright disposition of his wealth.
win
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From this reading ‘And that to-night thou must watch with me To win the treasure of the tomb.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘And that to-night thou must watch with me To win the treasure of the tomb.’
