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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 The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
addressed
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From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
also
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From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here are four hundred notes.
badly-spelt
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From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have pity for you.
case
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From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
contained
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From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
coupon
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From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
envelope
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From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
Eugene
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From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
evil
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From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
four
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From this reading Here are four hundred notes.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
Gospels
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From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
greatly
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From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
harm
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From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here are four hundred notes.
hundred
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From this reading Here are four hundred notes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I have pity for you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
letter
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From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
made
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From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
Mihailovich
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From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
much
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From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
notes
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From this reading Here are four hundred notes.
peasants
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From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
pity
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From this reading But I have pity for you.
ran
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From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
said
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From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
wrong
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From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.