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1901
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
almanac
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
anchor
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
Annandale
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From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
attention
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
away
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From this reading I had resolved to practise deception in running away from Glenarm House to keep my promise to Marian Devereux.
beg
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
book
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BUTTERFLIES
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
calendar
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call
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captious
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Cincinnati
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From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
contrary
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December
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deception
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From this reading I had resolved to practise deception in running away from Glenarm House to keep my promise to Marian Devereux.
Devereux
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From this reading I had resolved to practise deception in running away from Glenarm House to keep my promise to Marian Devereux.
discover
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
eleven
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From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
exactly
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From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
explicit
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From this reading These items are, I trust, sufficiently explicit.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
fifty-three
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From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
four
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From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
further
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From this reading To the student of morals and motives I will say a further word.
Glenarm
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From this reading I had resolved to practise deception in running away from Glenarm House to keep my promise to Marian Devereux.
GOLDEN
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had resolved to practise deception in running away from Glenarm House to keep my promise to Marian Devereux.
historian
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
House
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From this reading I had resolved to practise deception in running away from Glenarm House to keep my promise to Marian Devereux.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
items
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
keep
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From this reading I had resolved to practise deception in running away from Glenarm House to keep my promise to Marian Devereux.
lifting
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
M
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From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
Marian
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From this reading I had resolved to practise deception in running away from Glenarm House to keep my promise to Marian Devereux.
Mid-Western
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minutes
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From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
moon
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
morals
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From this reading To the student of morals and motives I will say a further word.
motives
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From this reading To the student of morals and motives I will say a further word.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had resolved to practise deception in running away from Glenarm House to keep my promise to Marian Devereux.
nautical
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
new
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
o'clock
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From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
P
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From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
pained
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
people
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
practise
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From this reading I had resolved to practise deception in running away from Glenarm House to keep my promise to Marian Devereux.
promise
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From this reading I had resolved to practise deception in running away from Glenarm House to keep my promise to Marian Devereux.
Railway
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
reach
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From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
read
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
reckonings
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
resolved
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From this reading I had resolved to practise deception in running away from Glenarm House to keep my promise to Marian Devereux.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had resolved to practise deception in running away from Glenarm House to keep my promise to Marian Devereux.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
say
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From this reading To the student of morals and motives I will say a further word.
scheduled
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From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
sharp
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From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
south-bound
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From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
Southern
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
spreading
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
student
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From this reading To the student of morals and motives I will say a further word.
sufficiently
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From this reading These items are, I trust, sufficiently explicit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
time-table
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
trust
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From this reading These items are, I trust, sufficiently explicit.
verify
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From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The south-bound express passed Annandale at exactly fifty-three minutes after four P. M. It was scheduled to reach Cincinnati at eleven o’clock sharp.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To the student of morals and motives I will say a further word.
word
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From this reading To the student of morals and motives I will say a further word.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES If you are one of those captious people who must verify by the calendar every new moon you read of in a book, and if you are pained to discover the historian lifting anchor and spreading sail contrary to the reckonings of the nautical almanac, I beg to call your attention to these items from the time-table of the Mid-Western and Southern Railway for December, 1901.
