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Marjorie Daw
Marjorie Daw

Chapter I

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DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.
NEAR RYE, N.H.
August 8, 1872.
My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Marjorie Daw

Chapter I

Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DR.
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DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.
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NEAR RYE, N.H.
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August 8, 1872.
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My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.

Learner Dictionary

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Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.”

All words in this reading · 30

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1872

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From this reading August 8, 1872.

8

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From this reading August 8, 1872.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.

anxiety

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From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.

assure

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From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.

August

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From this reading August 8, 1872.

Dear

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From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.

DELANEY

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From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.

DILLON

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From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.

DR

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From this reading DR.

EDWARD

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From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.

ESQ

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From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.

H

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From this reading NEAR RYE, N.H.

happy

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From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.

N

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From this reading NEAR RYE, N.H.

NEAR

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From this reading NEAR RYE, N.H.

PINES

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From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.

reason

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From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.

RYE

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From this reading NEAR RYE, N.H.

Sir

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From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.