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Chapter V
'"Your affectionate uncle, '"REGINALD MORAN, EARL OF CHIZELRIGG."' 'I should doubt if that were a legal will,' said I. 'It doesn't need to be,' replied the young man with a smile. 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so. Why he did not bequeath it to some institution, I do not know.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.”
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why he did not bequeath it to some institution, I do not know.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'It doesn't need to be,' replied the young man with a smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'It doesn't need to be,' replied the young man with a smile.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'I should doubt if that were a legal will,' said I.
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From this reading '"Your affectionate uncle, '"REGINALD MORAN, EARL OF CHIZELRIGG."'
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'It doesn't need to be,' replied the young man with a smile.
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From this reading Why he did not bequeath it to some institution, I do not know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading '"Your affectionate uncle, '"REGINALD MORAN, EARL OF CHIZELRIGG."'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why he did not bequeath it to some institution, I do not know.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
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From this reading 'It doesn't need to be,' replied the young man with a smile.
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From this reading 'I should doubt if that were a legal will,' said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading '"Your affectionate uncle, '"REGINALD MORAN, EARL OF CHIZELRIGG."'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
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From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I should doubt if that were a legal will,' said I.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'I should doubt if that were a legal will,' said I.
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From this reading Why he did not bequeath it to some institution, I do not know.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It doesn't need to be,' replied the young man with a smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why he did not bequeath it to some institution, I do not know.
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From this reading 'I should doubt if that were a legal will,' said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'It doesn't need to be,' replied the young man with a smile.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading '"Your affectionate uncle, '"REGINALD MORAN, EARL OF CHIZELRIGG."'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It doesn't need to be,' replied the young man with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why he did not bequeath it to some institution, I do not know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading '"Your affectionate uncle, '"REGINALD MORAN, EARL OF CHIZELRIGG."'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading '"Your affectionate uncle, '"REGINALD MORAN, EARL OF CHIZELRIGG."'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It doesn't need to be,' replied the young man with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I should doubt if that were a legal will,' said I.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'I should doubt if that were a legal will,' said I.
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From this reading 'It doesn't need to be,' replied the young man with a smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'I am next-of-kin, and heir to everything he possessed, although, of course, he might have given his money elsewhere if he had chosen to do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why he did not bequeath it to some institution, I do not know.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I should doubt if that were a legal will,' said I.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'It doesn't need to be,' replied the young man with a smile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'It doesn't need to be,' replied the young man with a smile.
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From this reading '"Your affectionate uncle, '"REGINALD MORAN, EARL OF CHIZELRIGG."'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'I should doubt if that were a legal will,' said I.
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From this reading Why he did not bequeath it to some institution, I do not know.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'I should doubt if that were a legal will,' said I.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'It doesn't need to be,' replied the young man with a smile.
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From this reading 'It doesn't need to be,' replied the young man with a smile.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading '"Your affectionate uncle, '"REGINALD MORAN, EARL OF CHIZELRIGG."'
