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The Impostor: A Tale of Old Annapolis
The Impostor: A Tale of Old Annapolis

Chapter I

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See https://books.google.com/books?id=CC4XAAAAYAAJ&hl=en Distinctly modern in tone and theme is this sparkling romance centered around an old mansion with a marvellous garden, where the new master has come, to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him.
"Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.
_12mo.
Decorated cloth, $1.50._ A dashing love-story with a secret at its root, and danger, adventure, and intrigue in every chapter.
"So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.
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The Impostor: A Tale of Old Annapolis

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Impostor: A Tale of Old Annapolis is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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See https://books.google.com/books?id=CC4XAAAAYAAJ&hl=en Distinctly modern in tone and theme is this sparkling romance centered around an old mansion with a marvellous garden, where the new master has come, to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him.
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"Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.
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_12mo.
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Decorated cloth, $1.50._ A dashing love-story with a secret at its root, and danger, adventure, and intrigue in every chapter.
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"So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

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bewildering verb US /bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/

-ing form of “bewilder” — be a mystery or bewildering to

From this reading “"Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.”

bristling verb US /ˈbrɪsəlɪŋ/

-ing form of “bristle” — be in a state of movement or action

From this reading “"Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.”

centered adjective US /ˈsentərd/

being or placed in the center

From this reading “See https://books.google.com/books?id=CC4XAAAAYAAJ&hl=en Distinctly modern in tone and theme is this sparkling romance centered around an old mansion with a marvellous garden, where the new master has come, to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him.”

google noun US /ˈɡuːɡəl/

a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search

From this reading “See https://books.google.com/books?id=CC4XAAAAYAAJ&hl=en Distinctly modern in tone and theme is this sparkling romance centered around an old mansion with a marvellous garden, where the new master has come, to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him.”

naively adverb US /nɑːˈiːvli/

in a naive manner

From this reading “"So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.”

profusion noun US /prəˈfjuːʒən/

the property of being extremely abundant

From this reading “"Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.”

romances noun US /roʊˈmænsɪz/

plural of “romance” — a relationship between two lovers

From this reading “"So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.”

Underwood noun US /ˈʌndərwʊd/

the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest

From this reading “"Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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old mansion adjective + noun

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1.50

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From this reading Decorated cloth, $1.50._ A dashing love-story with a secret at its root, and danger, adventure, and intrigue in every chapter.

12

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From this reading _12mo.

4

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading "So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

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AliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/

possessing life

From this reading "Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

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aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=CC4XAAAAYAAJ&hl=en Distinctly modern in tone and theme is this sparkling romance centered around an old mansion with a marvellous garden, where the new master has come, to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Decorated cloth, $1.50._ A dashing love-story with a secret at its root, and danger, adventure, and intrigue in every chapter.

awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=CC4XAAAAYAAJ&hl=en Distinctly modern in tone and theme is this sparkling romance centered around an old mansion with a marvellous garden, where the new master has come, to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him.

beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading "Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

bewilderingverbUS /bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/

-ing form of “bewilder” — be a mystery or bewildering to

From this reading "Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=CC4XAAAAYAAJ&hl=en Distinctly modern in tone and theme is this sparkling romance centered around an old mansion with a marvellous garden, where the new master has come, to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him.

bristlingverbUS /ˈbrɪsəlɪŋ/

-ing form of “bristle” — be in a state of movement or action

From this reading "Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

CCnounUS /ˌsiːˈsiː/

a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter

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centeredadjectiveUS /ˈsentərd/

being or placed in the center

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chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

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ClarencenounUS /ˈklerəns/

a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

From this reading "Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

clothnounUS /klɔːθ/

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading Decorated cloth, $1.50._ A dashing love-story with a secret at its root, and danger, adventure, and intrigue in every chapter.

colornounUS /ˈkʌlər/

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading "Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

com

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comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=CC4XAAAAYAAJ&hl=en Distinctly modern in tone and theme is this sparkling romance centered around an old mansion with a marvellous garden, where the new master has come, to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading "So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading Decorated cloth, $1.50._ A dashing love-story with a secret at its root, and danger, adventure, and intrigue in every chapter.

dashingadjectiveUS /ˈdæʃɪŋ/

lively and spirited

From this reading Decorated cloth, $1.50._ A dashing love-story with a secret at its root, and danger, adventure, and intrigue in every chapter.

DecoratedadjectiveUS /ˈdekəreɪtɪd/

provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

From this reading Decorated cloth, $1.50._ A dashing love-story with a secret at its root, and danger, adventure, and intrigue in every chapter.

desertverbUS /ˈdezərt/

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading "So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

DistinctlyadverbUS /dɪˈstɪŋktli/

clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=CC4XAAAAYAAJ&hl=en Distinctly modern in tone and theme is this sparkling romance centered around an old mansion with a marvellous garden, where the new master has come, to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him.

ennounUS /en/

half the width of an em

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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Decorated cloth, $1.50._ A dashing love-story with a secret at its root, and danger, adventure, and intrigue in every chapter.

FnounUS /ef/

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading "Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

far-spreading

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From this reading "So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

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freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading "So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

full-pageadjective

occupying an entire page in a book or paper

From this reading "Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

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Gazette-Times

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From this reading "So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

googlenounUS /ˈɡuːɡəl/

a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=CC4XAAAAYAAJ&hl=en Distinctly modern in tone and theme is this sparkling romance centered around an old mansion with a marvellous garden, where the new master has come, to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him.

handlingnounUS /ˈhændlɪŋ/

manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something

From this reading "So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=CC4XAAAAYAAJ&hl=en Distinctly modern in tone and theme is this sparkling romance centered around an old mansion with a marvellous garden, where the new master has come, to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=CC4XAAAAYAAJ&hl=en Distinctly modern in tone and theme is this sparkling romance centered around an old mansion with a marvellous garden, where the new master has come, to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him.

hlnoun

a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters

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https

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From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=CC4XAAAAYAAJ&hl=en Distinctly modern in tone and theme is this sparkling romance centered around an old mansion with a marvellous garden, where the new master has come, to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him.

idnounUS /ɪd/

a state in the Rocky Mountains

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illustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading "Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=CC4XAAAAYAAJ&hl=en Distinctly modern in tone and theme is this sparkling romance centered around an old mansion with a marvellous garden, where the new master has come, to find mystery, misfortune, and love awaiting him.

incidentnounUS /ˈɪnsədənt/

a single distinct event

From this reading "Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

intriguenounUS /ˌɪnˈtriːɡ/

a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Decorated cloth, $1.50._ A dashing love-story with a secret at its root, and danger, adventure, and intrigue in every chapter.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

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love-story

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From this reading Decorated cloth, $1.50._ A dashing love-story with a secret at its root, and danger, adventure, and intrigue in every chapter.

mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/

(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

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marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

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masternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

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misfortunenounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃən/

unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

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monounUS /moʊ/

an indefinitely short time

From this reading _12mo.

modernadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdərn/

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

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mountain-breeze

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From this reading "So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

mysterynounUS /ˈmɪstəri/

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

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naivelyadverbUS /nɑːˈiːvli/

in a naive manner

From this reading "So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

naturalnessnoun

the quality of being natural or based on natural principles

From this reading "So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "So naively fresh in its handling, so plausible through its naturalness, that it comes like a mountain-breeze across the far-spreading desert of similar romances."--_Gazette-Times, Pittsburg._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

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PhiladelphianounUS /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

From this reading "Alive with bristling incident, and has mystery, romance, love, and beauty in bewildering profusion."--_Philadelphia Record._ Three full-page illustrations in color, by Clarence F. Underwood.

Pittsburg

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plausibleadjectiveUS /ˈplɔːzəbəl/

apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing

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profusionnounUS /prəˈfjuːʒən/

the property of being extremely abundant

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RecordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

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romancenounUS /roʊˈmæns/

a relationship between two lovers

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romancesnounUS /roʊˈmænsɪz/

plural of “romance” — a relationship between two lovers

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rootnounUS /ruːt/

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

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secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

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SeeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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similaradjectiveUS /ˈsɪmələr/

marked by correspondence or resemblance

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SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

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sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/

shining with brilliant points of light like stars

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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themenounUS /θiːm/

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

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ThreenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

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throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

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tonenounUS /toʊn/

the quality of a person's voice

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UnderwoodnounUS /ˈʌndərwʊd/

the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest

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whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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