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1828
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From this reading Mr. Ephraim Wagner, merchant (formerly of Frankfort-on-the-Main), died in London on the third day of September, 1828.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were both men of some importance in their way, and both strangers to each other.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Doctor Fontaine--famous in his time for discoveries in experimental chemistry--died at Wurzburg on the third day of September, 1828.
begin
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From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They were both men of some importance in their way, and both strangers to each other.
chemistry
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From this reading Doctor Fontaine--famous in his time for discoveries in experimental chemistry--died at Wurzburg on the third day of September, 1828.
countries
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From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
Daughter
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From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
day
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From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
deaths
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From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
died
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From this reading Mr. Ephraim Wagner, merchant (formerly of Frankfort-on-the-Main), died in London on the third day of September, 1828.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
discoveries
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From this reading Doctor Fontaine--famous in his time for discoveries in experimental chemistry--died at Wurzburg on the third day of September, 1828.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Fontaine--famous in his time for discoveries in experimental chemistry--died at Wurzburg on the third day of September, 1828.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They were both men of some importance in their way, and both strangers to each other.
Ephraim
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From this reading Mr. Ephraim Wagner, merchant (formerly of Frankfort-on-the-Main), died in London on the third day of September, 1828.
experimental
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From this reading Doctor Fontaine--famous in his time for discoveries in experimental chemistry--died at Wurzburg on the third day of September, 1828.
famous
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From this reading Doctor Fontaine--famous in his time for discoveries in experimental chemistry--died at Wurzburg on the third day of September, 1828.
Fontaine
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From this reading Doctor Fontaine--famous in his time for discoveries in experimental chemistry--died at Wurzburg on the third day of September, 1828.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Doctor Fontaine--famous in his time for discoveries in experimental chemistry--died at Wurzburg on the third day of September, 1828.
foreign
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From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
formerly
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From this reading Mr. Ephraim Wagner, merchant (formerly of Frankfort-on-the-Main), died in London on the third day of September, 1828.
Frankfort-on-the-Main
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From this reading Mr. Ephraim Wagner, merchant (formerly of Frankfort-on-the-Main), died in London on the third day of September, 1828.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Doctor Fontaine--famous in his time for discoveries in experimental chemistry--died at Wurzburg on the third day of September, 1828.
importance
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From this reading They were both men of some importance in their way, and both strangers to each other.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
Jezebel's
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From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both the merchant and the doctor left widows.
London
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From this reading Mr. Ephraim Wagner, merchant (formerly of Frankfort-on-the-Main), died in London on the third day of September, 1828.
matter
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From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
men
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From this reading They were both men of some importance in their way, and both strangers to each other.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Mr. Ephraim Wagner, merchant (formerly of Frankfort-on-the-Main), died in London on the third day of September, 1828.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Ephraim Wagner, merchant (formerly of Frankfort-on-the-Main), died in London on the third day of September, 1828.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
other
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From this reading They were both men of some importance in their way, and both strangers to each other.
recollections
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From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
September
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From this reading Mr. Ephraim Wagner, merchant (formerly of Frankfort-on-the-Main), died in London on the third day of September, 1828.
some
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From this reading They were both men of some importance in their way, and both strangers to each other.
strangers
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From this reading They were both men of some importance in their way, and both strangers to each other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were both men of some importance in their way, and both strangers to each other.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were both men of some importance in their way, and both strangers to each other.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Ephraim Wagner, merchant (formerly of Frankfort-on-the-Main), died in London on the third day of September, 1828.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Fontaine--famous in his time for discoveries in experimental chemistry--died at Wurzburg on the third day of September, 1828.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were both men of some importance in their way, and both strangers to each other.
two
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From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
Wagner
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From this reading Mr. Ephraim Wagner, merchant (formerly of Frankfort-on-the-Main), died in London on the third day of September, 1828.
way
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From this reading They were both men of some importance in their way, and both strangers to each other.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were both men of some importance in their way, and both strangers to each other.
widows
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From this reading Both the merchant and the doctor left widows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
Wurzburg
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From this reading Doctor Fontaine--famous in his time for discoveries in experimental chemistry--died at Wurzburg on the third day of September, 1828.
year
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From this reading In the matter of Jezebel's Daughter, my recollections begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two different countries, on the same day of the same year.
