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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
absence
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From this reading In the present part of it, my absence from Frankfort leaves me dependent on the documentary evidence of other persons.
addressed
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From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
all
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From this reading In all three cases the materials thus placed at my disposal bear proof of truthfulness on the face of them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In all three cases the materials thus placed at my disposal bear proof of truthfulness on the face of them.
bear
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From this reading In all three cases the materials thus placed at my disposal bear proof of truthfulness on the face of them.
cases
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From this reading In all three cases the materials thus placed at my disposal bear proof of truthfulness on the face of them.
COLLECTS
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From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
consists
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From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
CONTINUES
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From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
DAVID
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From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
dependent
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From this reading In the present part of it, my absence from Frankfort leaves me dependent on the documentary evidence of other persons.
diary
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From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
discovered
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From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
disposal
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From this reading In all three cases the materials thus placed at my disposal bear proof of truthfulness on the face of them.
documentary
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From this reading In the present part of it, my absence from Frankfort leaves me dependent on the documentary evidence of other persons.
evidence
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From this reading In the present part of it, my absence from Frankfort leaves me dependent on the documentary evidence of other persons.
extracts
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From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
eye-witness
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From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
face
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From this reading In all three cases the materials thus placed at my disposal bear proof of truthfulness on the face of them.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
Frankfort
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From this reading In the present part of it, my absence from Frankfort leaves me dependent on the documentary evidence of other persons.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the present part of it, my absence from Frankfort leaves me dependent on the documentary evidence of other persons.
GLENNEY
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From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
HISTORICALLY
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From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the present part of it, my absence from Frankfort leaves me dependent on the documentary evidence of other persons.
leaves
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From this reading In the present part of it, my absence from Frankfort leaves me dependent on the documentary evidence of other persons.
letters
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From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
lifetime
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From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
made
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From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
MATERIALS
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From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the present part of it, my absence from Frankfort leaves me dependent on the documentary evidence of other persons.
MR
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From this reading MR.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the present part of it, my absence from Frankfort leaves me dependent on the documentary evidence of other persons.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
narrative
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From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the present part of it, my absence from Frankfort leaves me dependent on the documentary evidence of other persons.
other
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From this reading In the present part of it, my absence from Frankfort leaves me dependent on the documentary evidence of other persons.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the present part of it, my absence from Frankfort leaves me dependent on the documentary evidence of other persons.
personally
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From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
persons
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From this reading In the present part of it, my absence from Frankfort leaves me dependent on the documentary evidence of other persons.
placed
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From this reading In all three cases the materials thus placed at my disposal bear proof of truthfulness on the face of them.
portion
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From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
preceding
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From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
present
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From this reading In the present part of it, my absence from Frankfort leaves me dependent on the documentary evidence of other persons.
proof
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From this reading In all three cases the materials thus placed at my disposal bear proof of truthfulness on the face of them.
secondly
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From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
spoke
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From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
statements
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From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
STORY
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From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In all three cases the materials thus placed at my disposal bear proof of truthfulness on the face of them.
thirdly
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From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DAVID GLENNEY COLLECTS HIS MATERIALS AND CONTINUES THE STORY HISTORICALLY In the preceding portion of this narrative I spoke as an eye-witness.
three
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From this reading In all three cases the materials thus placed at my disposal bear proof of truthfulness on the face of them.
thus
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From this reading In all three cases the materials thus placed at my disposal bear proof of truthfulness on the face of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
truthfulness
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From this reading In all three cases the materials thus placed at my disposal bear proof of truthfulness on the face of them.
writer
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From this reading This evidence consists (first) of letters addressed to myself; (secondly) of statements personally made to me; (thirdly) of extracts from a diary discovered after the lifetime of the writer.
