Chapter XV
A NEW LIFE. "NEW YORK, December 16th. "To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.: "Your sister is very ill. Come as soon as possible.
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Chapter XV
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A
NEW
LIFE.
"NEW
YORK,
December
16th.
"To
Miss
HELEN
LENNOX,
Silverton,
Mass.:
"Your
sister
is
very
ill.
Come
as
soon
as
possible.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A
NEW
LIFE.
Line 2
"NEW
YORK,
December
16th.
Line 3
"To
Miss
HELEN
LENNOX,
Silverton,
Mass.:
Line 4
"Your
sister
is
very
ill.
Line 5
Come
as
soon
as
possible.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come as soon as possible.”
LIFE
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A NEW LIFE.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come as soon as possible.”
All words in this reading · 21
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16th
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From this reading "NEW YORK, December 16th.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW LIFE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Come as soon as possible.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come as soon as possible.
December
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From this reading "NEW YORK, December 16th.
HELEN
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From this reading "To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.:
ill
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From this reading "Your sister is very ill.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your sister is very ill.
LENNOX
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From this reading "To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.:
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW LIFE.
Mass
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From this reading "To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.:
Miss
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From this reading "To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.:
NEW
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From this reading A NEW LIFE.
possible
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From this reading Come as soon as possible.
Silverton
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From this reading "To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.:
sister
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From this reading "Your sister is very ill.
soon
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From this reading Come as soon as possible.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.:
very
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From this reading "Your sister is very ill.
YORK
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From this reading "NEW YORK, December 16th.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your sister is very ill.