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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 For some considerable time Peace appeared to be leading a respectable sort of life.
all
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From this reading He must have a turn at some house, and lay his hands on all he could conveniently carry away.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ARNISON AND CO.’S.
appeared
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From this reading For some considerable time Peace appeared to be leading a respectable sort of life.
ARNISON
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From this reading ARNISON AND CO.’S.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ROBBERY AT MESSRS.
away
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From this reading He must have a turn at some house, and lay his hands on all he could conveniently carry away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For some considerable time Peace appeared to be leading a respectable sort of life.
brought
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From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
carry
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From this reading He must have a turn at some house, and lay his hands on all he could conveniently carry away.
CO
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From this reading ARNISON AND CO.’S.
commissions
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From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
considerable
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From this reading For some considerable time Peace appeared to be leading a respectable sort of life.
content
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From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
conveniently
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From this reading He must have a turn at some house, and lay his hands on all he could conveniently carry away.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He must have a turn at some house, and lay his hands on all he could conveniently carry away.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
evening
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From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
executed
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From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some considerable time Peace appeared to be leading a respectable sort of life.
hands
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From this reading He must have a turn at some house, and lay his hands on all he could conveniently carry away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He must have a turn at some house, and lay his hands on all he could conveniently carry away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
house
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From this reading He must have a turn at some house, and lay his hands on all he could conveniently carry away.
immediate
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From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
jobs
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From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
lay
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From this reading He must have a turn at some house, and lay his hands on all he could conveniently carry away.
leading
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From this reading For some considerable time Peace appeared to be leading a respectable sort of life.
life
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From this reading For some considerable time Peace appeared to be leading a respectable sort of life.
MESSRS
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From this reading THE ROBBERY AT MESSRS.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must have a turn at some house, and lay his hands on all he could conveniently carry away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
odd
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From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For some considerable time Peace appeared to be leading a respectable sort of life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He must have a turn at some house, and lay his hands on all he could conveniently carry away.
other
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From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
Peace
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From this reading For some considerable time Peace appeared to be leading a respectable sort of life.
picture-framing
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From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
respectable
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From this reading For some considerable time Peace appeared to be leading a respectable sort of life.
ROBBERY
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From this reading THE ROBBERY AT MESSRS.
S
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From this reading ARNISON AND CO.’S.
some
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From this reading For some considerable time Peace appeared to be leading a respectable sort of life.
sort
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From this reading For some considerable time Peace appeared to be leading a respectable sort of life.
sufficient
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From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROBBERY AT MESSRS.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
time
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From this reading For some considerable time Peace appeared to be leading a respectable sort of life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For some considerable time Peace appeared to be leading a respectable sort of life.
turn
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From this reading He must have a turn at some house, and lay his hands on all he could conveniently carry away.
violin-playing
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From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
wants
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From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
way
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From this reading His violin-playing in the evening, and the commissions he executed in the way of picture-framing and other odd jobs, brought him in sufficient for his immediate wants, but this did not content him.
