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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 House of a Thousand Candles The House of a Thousand Candles By Meredith Nicholson Author of The Main Chance Zelda Dameron, Etc.
adventures
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From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
all
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From this reading It was the merest luck that the letter came to my hands at all, for it had been sent to Constantinople, in care of the consul-general instead of my banker there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
Author
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banker
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From this reading It was the merest luck that the letter came to my hands at all, for it had been sent to Constantinople, in care of the consul-general instead of my banker there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the merest luck that the letter came to my hands at all, for it had been sent to Constantinople, in care of the consul-general instead of my banker there.
bringing
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From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The House of a Thousand Candles The House of a Thousand Candles By Meredith Nicholson Author of The Main Chance Zelda Dameron, Etc.
came
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From this reading It was the merest luck that the letter came to my hands at all, for it had been sent to Constantinople, in care of the consul-general instead of my banker there.
Candles
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care
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Chance
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Chandler
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Christy
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conditionally
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From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
Constantinople
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From this reading It was the merest luck that the letter came to my hands at all, for it had been sent to Constantinople, in care of the consul-general instead of my banker there.
consul-general
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Dameron
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death
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died
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From this reading John Marshall Glenarm had died in June.
early
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Etc
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fell
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
gave
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From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
Glenarm
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From this reading John Marshall Glenarm had died in June.
grandfather's
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From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John Marshall Glenarm had died in June.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It was the merest luck that the letter came to my hands at all, for it had been sent to Constantinople, in care of the consul-general instead of my banker there.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
House
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Howard
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Illustrations
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immediately
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From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
instead
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From this reading It was the merest luck that the letter came to my hands at all, for it had been sent to Constantinople, in care of the consul-general instead of my banker there.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
John
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From this reading John Marshall Glenarm had died in June.
June
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From this reading John Marshall Glenarm had died in June.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
legatee
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From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
letter
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luck
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From this reading It was the merest luck that the letter came to my hands at all, for it had been sent to Constantinople, in care of the consul-general instead of my banker there.
Main
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Malory
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From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
Margaret
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From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
Marshall
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From this reading John Marshall Glenarm had died in June.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
Meredith
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merest
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From this reading It was the merest luck that the letter came to my hands at all, for it had been sent to Constantinople, in care of the consul-general instead of my banker there.
morn
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
Naples
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necessary
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From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
new
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From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
news
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Nicholson
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October
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
other
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Pickering
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From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
Pickering's
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From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
property
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From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
qualify
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From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
return
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From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
sent
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From this reading It was the merest luck that the letter came to my hands at all, for it had been sent to Constantinople, in care of the consul-general instead of my banker there.
Sister
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From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the merest luck that the letter came to my hands at all, for it had been sent to Constantinople, in care of the consul-general instead of my banker there.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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Thousand
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tidings
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ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy “So on the morn there fell new tidings and other adventures” Malory To Margaret My Sister Pickering’s letter bringing news of my grandfather’s death found me at Naples early in October.
wrote
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From this reading He had left a will which gave me his property conditionally, Pickering wrote, and it was necessary for me to return immediately to qualify as legatee.
Zelda
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