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600
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From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
800
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From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
accept
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From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
advancing
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From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
advertisement
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From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
answered
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From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
anxious
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
Augusta
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From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Prudence was very much surprised and delighted, being in one of her rare spasms of remembrance that she no longer was a girl.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
cheque
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From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
decided
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From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
delighted
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From this reading Prudence was very much surprised and delighted, being in one of her rare spasms of remembrance that she no longer was a girl.
demanding
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
draft
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From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
efficacy
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From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
endeavour
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From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
evening
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From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
excellent
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From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
explorer's
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
expressed
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
full
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From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
Geldheraus
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From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
girl
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From this reading Prudence was very much surprised and delighted, being in one of her rare spasms of remembrance that she no longer was a girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
half
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
help
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Prudence was very much surprised and delighted, being in one of her rare spasms of remembrance that she no longer was a girl.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
how
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From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
judicious
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From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
little
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From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
longer
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From this reading Prudence was very much surprised and delighted, being in one of her rare spasms of remembrance that she no longer was a girl.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
Miss
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From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
money
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
Mrs
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From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
much
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From this reading Prudence was very much surprised and delighted, being in one of her rare spasms of remembrance that she no longer was a girl.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Prudence was very much surprised and delighted, being in one of her rare spasms of remembrance that she no longer was a girl.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
obdurate
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From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Prudence was very much surprised and delighted, being in one of her rare spasms of remembrance that she no longer was a girl.
offered
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From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Prudence was very much surprised and delighted, being in one of her rare spasms of remembrance that she no longer was a girl.
only
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
opportunity
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From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
paying
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From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
persisted
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
personally
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From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
persuade
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From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
Pictorial
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From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
postdate
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From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
pounds
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
presented
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From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
Prudence
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From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
raising
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
rare
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From this reading Prudence was very much surprised and delighted, being in one of her rare spasms of remembrance that she no longer was a girl.
ready
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
received
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From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
references
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From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
remained
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From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
remembrance
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From this reading Prudence was very much surprised and delighted, being in one of her rare spasms of remembrance that she no longer was a girl.
reply
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From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
required
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
resolved
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From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
Semaphore
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From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
shamefacedly
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From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
sisters
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From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
spasms
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From this reading Prudence was very much surprised and delighted, being in one of her rare spasms of remembrance that she no longer was a girl.
sum
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From this reading The sisters resolved, however, that Miss Augusta should endeavour to persuade her to accept £600, advancing to £800, and only paying the full sum if she remained obdurate.
surprised
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From this reading Prudence was very much surprised and delighted, being in one of her rare spasms of remembrance that she no longer was a girl.
testing
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From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
thousand
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
told
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From this reading That evening, a little shamefacedly, Miss Semaphore told Prudence how she had answered the advertisement in _The Pictorial_, and received a reply from Mrs. Geldheraus.
too
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From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
very
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From this reading Prudence was very much surprised and delighted, being in one of her rare spasms of remembrance that she no longer was a girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Prudence was very much surprised and delighted, being in one of her rare spasms of remembrance that she no longer was a girl.
water
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From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
widow
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
willing
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From this reading She expressed herself as not only willing but ready and anxious to help in raising half of the money required, if the explorer’s widow persisted in demanding a thousand pounds.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They decided, too, that despite her excellent references, it would be only judicious to postdate the cheque offered her, that they might have an opportunity of personally testing the efficacy of the water before the draft was presented.
