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From this reading 26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.
26
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From this reading 26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Acts
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Amateurs
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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apply
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Aylesbury
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From this reading _Hazell_, _Watson & Viney_, _Ld._, _London and Aylesbury_.
Britain
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From this reading _Made and Printed in Great Britain_.
C
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From this reading 26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.
Four
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FRENCH
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From this reading SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD.
GreatnounUS /great/
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From this reading _Made and Printed in Great Britain_.
Hazell
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From this reading _Hazell_, _Watson & Viney_, _Ld._, _London and Aylesbury_.
Hodder
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Ld
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Limited
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London
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LTD
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From this reading SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD.
Made
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From this reading _Made and Printed in Great Britain_.
perform
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Play
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Possible
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PrintednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Made and Printed in Great Britain_.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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SAMUEL
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From this reading SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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SOUTHAMPTON
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From this reading 26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.
Stoughton
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STRAND
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From this reading 26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.
STREET
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From this reading 26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Viney
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W
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From this reading 26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND, W.C.2.
Watson
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wishing
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