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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
Australia
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From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
bearded
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CALL
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From this reading FOLLINGSBEE'S SOCIAL CALL.
eccentric
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From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
Englishman
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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
entered
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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
far-off
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fateful
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From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
Five
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From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
FOLLINGSBEE'S
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From this reading FOLLINGSBEE'S SOCIAL CALL.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
individual
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From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
masquerade
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From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
MR
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named
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
Parks
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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
rivalry
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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
service
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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
set
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From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
SOCIAL
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From this reading FOLLINGSBEE'S SOCIAL CALL.
Stanhope
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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Five weeks since that last named and eccentric individual set sail for far-off Australia.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.
Vernet
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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
Walter
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From this reading Five weeks since Vernet and Stanhope entered, in rivalry, the service of Walter Parks, the bearded Englishman.
weeks
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From this reading Five weeks have passed since the fateful masquerade.