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almost
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From this reading Upham was not astonished by the first four bequests; the last almost struck it dumb.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Upham was not astonished by the first four bequests; the last almost struck it dumb.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His face was pale and gaping, and folk stared at him.
Basset
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From this reading He wa'n't nothin' to him," Simon Basset stammered, when he first heard the news on Tuesday night in Robinson's store.
bequests
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From this reading Upham was not astonished by the first four bequests; the last almost struck it dumb.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Upham was not astonished by the first four bequests; the last almost struck it dumb.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
creation
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From this reading "What in creation did he leave twenty-five thousand dollars to that feller for?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What in creation did he leave twenty-five thousand dollars to that feller for?
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
dollars
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
dumb
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From this reading Upham was not astonished by the first four bequests; the last almost struck it dumb.
Eben
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
Edwards
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
Eliphalet
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
face
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From this reading His face was pale and gaping, and folk stared at him.
feller
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From this reading "What in creation did he leave twenty-five thousand dollars to that feller for?
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upham was not astonished by the first four bequests; the last almost struck it dumb.
five
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
folk
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From this reading His face was pale and gaping, and folk stared at him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What in creation did he leave twenty-five thousand dollars to that feller for?
four
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From this reading Upham was not astonished by the first four bequests; the last almost struck it dumb.
gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
wide open
From this reading His face was pale and gaping, and folk stared at him.
given
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What in creation did he leave twenty-five thousand dollars to that feller for?
heard
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From this reading He wa'n't nothin' to him," Simon Basset stammered, when he first heard the news on Tuesday night in Robinson's store.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wa'n't nothin' to him," Simon Basset stammered, when he first heard the news on Tuesday night in Robinson's store.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was pale and gaping, and folk stared at him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What in creation did he leave twenty-five thousand dollars to that feller for?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Upham was not astonished by the first four bequests; the last almost struck it dumb.
Jennings
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
Jerome
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
John
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
Lamson's
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upham was not astonished by the first four bequests; the last almost struck it dumb.
leave
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From this reading "What in creation did he leave twenty-five thousand dollars to that feller for?
legatees
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
Lucina
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
Means
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
Merritt
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
news
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From this reading He wa'n't nothin' to him," Simon Basset stammered, when he first heard the news on Tuesday night in Robinson's store.
night
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From this reading He wa'n't nothin' to him," Simon Basset stammered, when he first heard the news on Tuesday night in Robinson's store.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Upham was not astonished by the first four bequests; the last almost struck it dumb.
nothin
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From this reading He wa'n't nothin' to him," Simon Basset stammered, when he first heard the news on Tuesday night in Robinson's store.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He wa'n't nothin' to him," Simon Basset stammered, when he first heard the news on Tuesday night in Robinson's store.
pale
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From this reading His face was pale and gaping, and folk stared at him.
Robinson's
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From this reading He wa'n't nothin' to him," Simon Basset stammered, when he first heard the news on Tuesday night in Robinson's store.
Simon
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From this reading He wa'n't nothin' to him," Simon Basset stammered, when he first heard the news on Tuesday night in Robinson's store.
sixty-five
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
stammered
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From this reading He wa'n't nothin' to him," Simon Basset stammered, when he first heard the news on Tuesday night in Robinson's store.
stared
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From this reading His face was pale and gaping, and folk stared at him.
store
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From this reading He wa'n't nothin' to him," Simon Basset stammered, when he first heard the news on Tuesday night in Robinson's store.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upham was not astonished by the first four bequests; the last almost struck it dumb.
ten
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What in creation did he leave twenty-five thousand dollars to that feller for?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upham was not astonished by the first four bequests; the last almost struck it dumb.
thousand
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
Tuesday
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From this reading He wa'n't nothin' to him," Simon Basset stammered, when he first heard the news on Tuesday night in Robinson's store.
twenty
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
twenty-five
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From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
Upham
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From this reading Upham was not astonished by the first four bequests; the last almost struck it dumb.
wa'n't
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From this reading He wa'n't nothin' to him," Simon Basset stammered, when he first heard the news on Tuesday night in Robinson's store.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What in creation did he leave twenty-five thousand dollars to that feller for?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He wa'n't nothin' to him," Simon Basset stammered, when he first heard the news on Tuesday night in Robinson's store.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Colonel Lamson's will divided sixty-five thousand dollars among five legatees--ten thousand was given to John Jennings, five thousand to Eliphalet Means, five thousand to Eben Merritt, twenty thousand to Lucina Merritt, and twenty-five thousand to Jerome Edwards.
