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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 On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had left word that he should return after dinner.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had the Hoister Company “gone up,” and had he come to break the news to her?
Anthon
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
arrival
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From this reading She was surprised at his arrival.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
break
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From this reading Had the Hoister Company “gone up,” and had he come to break the news to her?
bulletin
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From this reading Only this morning she had received the weekly bulletin of prosperity.
card
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
come
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From this reading Had the Hoister Company “gone up,” and had he come to break the news to her?
Company
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From this reading Had the Hoister Company “gone up,” and had he come to break the news to her?
dinner
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From this reading He had left word that he should return after dinner.
Erard
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
Foster
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
found
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
gone
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From this reading Had the Hoister Company “gone up,” and had he come to break the news to her?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had left word that he should return after dinner.
hand
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had left word that he should return after dinner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was surprised at his arrival.
Hoister
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From this reading Had the Hoister Company “gone up,” and had he come to break the news to her?
hotel
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
John
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
large
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
left
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From this reading He had left word that he should return after dinner.
Miss
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
morning
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From this reading Only this morning she had received the weekly bulletin of prosperity.
name
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
news
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From this reading Had the Hoister Company “gone up,” and had he come to break the news to her?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
Only
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From this reading Only this morning she had received the weekly bulletin of prosperity.
prosperity
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From this reading Only this morning she had received the weekly bulletin of prosperity.
received
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From this reading Only this morning she had received the weekly bulletin of prosperity.
return
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
scrawled
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was surprised at his arrival.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had left word that he should return after dinner.
surprised
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From this reading She was surprised at his arrival.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had left word that he should return after dinner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only this morning she had received the weekly bulletin of prosperity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had the Hoister Company “gone up,” and had he come to break the news to her?
untidy
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
up
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From this reading Had the Hoister Company “gone up,” and had he come to break the news to her?
walks
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was surprised at his arrival.
weekly
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From this reading Only this morning she had received the weekly bulletin of prosperity.
Wilbur
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From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On her return from one of these walks with Erard, Miss Anthon found at the hotel a large card, with the name John Foster Wilbur scrawled in an untidy hand.
word
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From this reading He had left word that he should return after dinner.
