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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other Stories
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other Stories

Chapter XII

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However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.
Her original, spontaneous, undoctored English furnishes ample proof of this.
Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.
It will be seen that they throw light.
The italics are mine: 1.
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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other Stories

Chapter XII

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.
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Her original, spontaneous, undoctored English furnishes ample proof of this.
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Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.
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It will be seen that they throw light.
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The italics are mine: 1.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Couple noun US /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading “Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.”

Doctor noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.”

Double noun US /double/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “The italics are mine: 1.”

Point noun US /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading “However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.”

All words in this reading · 52

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1

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From this reading The italics are mine: 1.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.

ample

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From this reading Her original, spontaneous, undoctored English furnishes ample proof of this.

Annex

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From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.

Annex's

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From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.

articles

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From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It will be seen that they throw light.

certain

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From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

columned

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From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.

couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

doctornounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

double

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From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.

Eddy

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From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

English

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From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.

furnishes

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From this reading Her original, spontaneous, undoctored English furnishes ample proof of this.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her original, spontaneous, undoctored English furnishes ample proof of this.

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

italics

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From this reading The italics are mine: 1.

light

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From this reading It will be seen that they throw light.

main

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From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The italics are mine: 1.

Mrs

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From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Her original, spontaneous, undoctored English furnishes ample proof of this.

original

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From this reading Her original, spontaneous, undoctored English furnishes ample proof of this.

passages

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From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.

pen

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From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

proof

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From this reading Her original, spontaneous, undoctored English furnishes ample proof of this.

recent

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From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.

samples

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From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.

seen

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From this reading It will be seen that they throw light.

spontaneous

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From this reading Her original, spontaneous, undoctored English furnishes ample proof of this.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It will be seen that they throw light.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Her original, spontaneous, undoctored English furnishes ample proof of this.

throw

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From this reading It will be seen that they throw light.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading However, as to the main point: it is certain that Mrs. Eddy did not doctor the Annex's English herself.

unappeasable

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From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.

undoctored

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From this reading Her original, spontaneous, undoctored English furnishes ample proof of this.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It will be seen that they throw light.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Here are samples from recent articles from her unappeasable pen; double columned with them are a couple of passages from the Annex.