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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 A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
also
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From this reading Happily, the man remembered not only the circumstance itself but also his employer on that occasion.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
Athelstan
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From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
ATHELSTAN'S
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From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Happily, the man remembered not only the circumstance itself but also his employer on that occasion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
cabby
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From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
cheque
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From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
chiefly
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From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
circumstance
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commissionaire
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From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
common
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From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
commonly
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From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
concerned
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From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
corps
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From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
day
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From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
eighteenpenny
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From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
employ
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From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
employer
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From this reading Happily, the man remembered not only the circumstance itself but also his employer on that occasion.
endeared
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From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
evening
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From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
fact
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From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
far
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From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
find
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From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
forged
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From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
generosity
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From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
Happily
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From this reading Happily, the man remembered not only the circumstance itself but also his employer on that occasion.
haste
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From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Happily, the man remembered not only the circumstance itself but also his employer on that occasion.
job
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From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
like
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From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
made
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From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
man
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From this reading Happily, the man remembered not only the circumstance itself but also his employer on that occasion.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Happily, the man remembered not only the circumstance itself but also his employer on that occasion.
occasion
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From this reading Happily, the man remembered not only the circumstance itself but also his employer on that occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
only
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From this reading Happily, the man remembered not only the circumstance itself but also his employer on that occasion.
out
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From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
persons
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From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
presented
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From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
preserved
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From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
received
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From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
remembered
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From this reading Happily, the man remembered not only the circumstance itself but also his employer on that occasion.
return
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From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
seen
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From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
services
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From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ATHELSTAN'S DISCOVERY On the evening of that same day the same discovery was made by another of the persons chiefly concerned.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A generosity far above what is commonly found among those who employ the services of that corps endeared and preserved the memory of the day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
windfalls
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From this reading He had received, in fact, half a sovereign for an eighteenpenny job; and the commissionaire is not like the cabby, to whom such windfalls are common.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have seen that Athelstan on his return made haste to find out the commissionaire who had presented the forged cheque.
