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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 looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
addressed
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From this reading One was addressed “Hon. John Brown, Member of the Illinois Legislature.”
also
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From this reading On arriving there he found his “grist” of daily papers that regularly visited his home, and also two letters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
any
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
arriving
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From this reading On arriving there he found his “grist” of daily papers that regularly visited his home, and also two letters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
Attorney-at-Law
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
Brown
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From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
conversing
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
daily
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From this reading On arriving there he found his “grist” of daily papers that regularly visited his home, and also two letters.
days
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
don't
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
down
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From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
five
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
found
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From this reading On arriving there he found his “grist” of daily papers that regularly visited his home, and also two letters.
friend
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
get
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From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
grist
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From this reading On arriving there he found his “grist” of daily papers that regularly visited his home, and also two letters.
guess
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
home
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Hon
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From this reading One was addressed “Hon. John Brown, Member of the Illinois Legislature.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
I'll
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From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
Ill
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
Illinois
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From this reading One was addressed “Hon. John Brown, Member of the Illinois Legislature.”
importance
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
incidentally
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And with that he put it, unopened, into his pocket, and looked at the other.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
John
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From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
know
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
Legislature
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From this reading One was addressed “Hon. John Brown, Member of the Illinois Legislature.”
letters
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From this reading On arriving there he found his “grist” of daily papers that regularly visited his home, and also two letters.
looked
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
mail
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From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
Mark
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
Member
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From this reading One was addressed “Hon. John Brown, Member of the Illinois Legislature.”
Mishler
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
mother
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From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
much
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On arriving there he found his “grist” of daily papers that regularly visited his home, and also two letters.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On arriving there he found his “grist” of daily papers that regularly visited his home, and also two letters.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was addressed “Hon. John Brown, Member of the Illinois Legislature.”
other
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From this reading And with that he put it, unopened, into his pocket, and looked at the other.
papers
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From this reading On arriving there he found his “grist” of daily papers that regularly visited his home, and also two letters.
person
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
pocket
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From this reading And with that he put it, unopened, into his pocket, and looked at the other.
postoffice
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From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
put
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From this reading And with that he put it, unopened, into his pocket, and looked at the other.
regularly
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From this reading On arriving there he found his “grist” of daily papers that regularly visited his home, and also two letters.
remarked
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
Return
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
run
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From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
said
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From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
Springfield
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
started
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From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On arriving there he found his “grist” of daily papers that regularly visited his home, and also two letters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
there
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From this reading On arriving there he found his “grist” of daily papers that regularly visited his home, and also two letters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
two
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From this reading On arriving there he found his “grist” of daily papers that regularly visited his home, and also two letters.
unopened
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From this reading And with that he put it, unopened, into his pocket, and looked at the other.
village
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From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
visited
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One was addressed “Hon. John Brown, Member of the Illinois Legislature.”
Well
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From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
wife
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From this reading “Well, mother, I’ll run down and get the mail,” said John Brown to his wife, as he started for the village postoffice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
wonder
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From this reading He looked at it and incidentally remarked to a friend with whom he was conversing: “I wonder who that is from—‘Return in five days to Mark Mishler, Attorney-at-Law, Springfield, Ill.’; I guess it is not of much importance to me; I don’t know any such person.”
