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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 One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
Amberley
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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
auf
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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
auseinandergehn
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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
business
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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
Dickson
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From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.
dinner
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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
EXEUNT
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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
firm
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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
foreign
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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
Goethe
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From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.
handed
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From this reading He handed three of them to Lothian.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He handed three of them to Lothian.
Ince
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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
Ingworth
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From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.
invitation
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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
Ja
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From this reading Ja Wiederseh'n."
letter
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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
letters
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From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.
literary
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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
Lothian
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From this reading He handed three of them to Lothian.
Mary
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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
Menschen
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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
MORTLAND
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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He handed three of them to Lothian.
office
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From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.
OMNES
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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
other
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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
post
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From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.
postmark
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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.
ROYAL
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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
sagen
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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
several
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From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.
sie
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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
stamp
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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He handed three of them to Lothian.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
three
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From this reading He handed three of them to Lothian.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He handed three of them to Lothian.
Trocadero
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From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One was a business letter from the firm of Ince and Amberley, the other an invitation to a literary dinner at the Trocadero, the third, with foreign stamp and postmark, was for Mary Lothian.
Wenn
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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
Wiederseh'n
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From this reading Ja Wiederseh'n."
Wiedersehn
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From this reading AN OMNES EXEUNT FROM MORTLAND ROYAL "Wenn Menschen auseinandergehn So sagen sie--auf Wiedersehn!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading --_Goethe._ Dickson Ingworth returned from the post office with several letters.