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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 Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
accompanying
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
also
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From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
Ardworth's
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have, as you desired, made “men talk of me.”
aside
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From this reading I have turned aside in my slow, legitimate career.
assortment
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
auspiciously
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From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
author
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
Beck
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From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
benefit
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From this reading What solid benefit I may reap from this I know not.
book
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
career
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From this reading I have turned aside in my slow, legitimate career.
contained
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
counsels
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
Dalibard
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
day
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From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
desired
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From this reading I have, as you desired, made “men talk of me.”
Early
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
extracts
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
famous
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
following
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
forenoon
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
goodly
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
history
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From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have turned aside in my slow, legitimate career.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What solid benefit I may reap from this I know not.
legitimate
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From this reading I have turned aside in my slow, legitimate career.
letter
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
Madame
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
made
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From this reading I have, as you desired, made “men talk of me.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading What solid benefit I may reap from this I know not.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
memorable
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From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
men
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From this reading I have, as you desired, made “men talk of me.”
more
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From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have turned aside in my slow, legitimate career.
newspapers
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What solid benefit I may reap from this I know not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
opening
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From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
other
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From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
packet
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
parcel
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
persons
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From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
prominent
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From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
reap
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From this reading What solid benefit I may reap from this I know not.
see
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
slow
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From this reading I have turned aside in my slow, legitimate career.
solid
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From this reading What solid benefit I may reap from this I know not.
talk
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From this reading I have, as you desired, made “men talk of me.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
thereon
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
thus
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From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
turned
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From this reading I have turned aside in my slow, legitimate career.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That day, opening thus auspiciously to Beck, was memorable also to other and more prominent persons in this history.
weight
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What solid benefit I may reap from this I know not.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
young
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From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Early in the forenoon a parcel was brought to Madame Dalibard which contained Ardworth’s already famous book, a goodly assortment of extracts from the newspapers thereon, and the following letter from the young author:-- You will see, by the accompanying packet, that your counsels have had weight with me.
