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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 He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The name of his station was Cudgegong, and it comprised an area of about thirty to forty square miles.
addition
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From this reading In addition to this he held big shares in several mines in the western district, most of which paid good dividends.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
age
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From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
amassing
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From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
area
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From this reading The name of his station was Cudgegong, and it comprised an area of about thirty to forty square miles.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
big
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From this reading In addition to this he held big shares in several mines in the western district, most of which paid good dividends.
comprised
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From this reading The name of his station was Cudgegong, and it comprised an area of about thirty to forty square miles.
Creek
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From this reading RODNEY SHAW Rodney Shaw was the wealthiest squatter round Swamp Creek.
Cudgegong
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From this reading The name of his station was Cudgegong, and it comprised an area of about thirty to forty square miles.
death
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From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
departure
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From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
district
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From this reading In addition to this he held big shares in several mines in the western district, most of which paid good dividends.
dividends
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From this reading In addition to this he held big shares in several mines in the western district, most of which paid good dividends.
early
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From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
father
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From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
father's
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From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
forty
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From this reading The name of his station was Cudgegong, and it comprised an area of about thirty to forty square miles.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In addition to this he held big shares in several mines in the western district, most of which paid good dividends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
held
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From this reading In addition to this he held big shares in several mines in the western district, most of which paid good dividends.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
inherited
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From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The name of his station was Cudgegong, and it comprised an area of about thirty to forty square miles.
large
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From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
London
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From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
manager
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From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
master
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From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
miles
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From this reading The name of his station was Cudgegong, and it comprised an area of about thirty to forty square miles.
mines
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From this reading In addition to this he held big shares in several mines in the western district, most of which paid good dividends.
money
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From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
most
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From this reading In addition to this he held big shares in several mines in the western district, most of which paid good dividends.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The name of his station was Cudgegong, and it comprised an area of about thirty to forty square miles.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
only
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From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
own
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From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
paid
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From this reading In addition to this he held big shares in several mines in the western district, most of which paid good dividends.
possession
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From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
property
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From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
RODNEY
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From this reading RODNEY SHAW Rodney Shaw was the wealthiest squatter round Swamp Creek.
round
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From this reading RODNEY SHAW Rodney Shaw was the wealthiest squatter round Swamp Creek.
several
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From this reading In addition to this he held big shares in several mines in the western district, most of which paid good dividends.
share
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From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
shares
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From this reading In addition to this he held big shares in several mines in the western district, most of which paid good dividends.
SHAW
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From this reading RODNEY SHAW Rodney Shaw was the wealthiest squatter round Swamp Creek.
some
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From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
soon
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From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
square
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From this reading The name of his station was Cudgegong, and it comprised an area of about thirty to forty square miles.
squatter
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From this reading RODNEY SHAW Rodney Shaw was the wealthiest squatter round Swamp Creek.
station
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From this reading The name of his station was Cudgegong, and it comprised an area of about thirty to forty square miles.
sum
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From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
Swamp
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From this reading RODNEY SHAW Rodney Shaw was the wealthiest squatter round Swamp Creek.
Sydney
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From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
taken
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From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RODNEY SHAW Rodney Shaw was the wealthiest squatter round Swamp Creek.
thirty
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From this reading The name of his station was Cudgegong, and it comprised an area of about thirty to forty square miles.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In addition to this he held big shares in several mines in the western district, most of which paid good dividends.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
two-and-twenty
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From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
very
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From this reading He inherited the property from his father, and had taken no share in amassing the very large sum of money he found himself in possession of at an early age.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RODNEY SHAW Rodney Shaw was the wealthiest squatter round Swamp Creek.
wealthiest
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From this reading RODNEY SHAW Rodney Shaw was the wealthiest squatter round Swamp Creek.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
western
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From this reading In addition to this he held big shares in several mines in the western district, most of which paid good dividends.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He was only two-and-twenty when he found himself his own master, and soon after his father's death he left his property in the hands of a manager and went to Sydney, where he remained for some time before he took his departure for London.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In addition to this he held big shares in several mines in the western district, most of which paid good dividends.
