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William—the fourth
William—the fourth

Chapter I

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TOWER HOUSE, SOUTHAMPTON STREET STRAND, W.C.
2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.
That’s a very important point.
You must admit that we’re all human beings?”
Jameson Jameson, aged nineteen and three-quarters, was very eloquent.
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William—the fourth

Chapter I

Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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TOWER HOUSE, SOUTHAMPTON STREET STRAND, W.C.
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2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.
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That’s a very important point.
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You must admit that we’re all human beings?”
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Jameson Jameson, aged nineteen and three-quarters, was very eloquent.

Learner Dictionary

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

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “You must admit that we’re all human beings?””

Nineteen noun US /ˈnineteen/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Jameson Jameson, aged nineteen and three-quarters, was very eloquent.”

Point noun US /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading “That’s a very important point.”

Printed noun US /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

All words in this reading · 47

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1924

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

2

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading That’s a very important point.

admit

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From this reading You must admit that we’re all human beings?”

aged

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From this reading Jameson Jameson, aged nineteen and three-quarters, was very eloquent.

All

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

beings

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

Britain

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

C

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From this reading TOWER HOUSE, SOUTHAMPTON STREET STRAND, W.C.

Copyright

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

eloquent

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From this reading Jameson Jameson, aged nineteen and three-quarters, was very eloquent.

Fakenham

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

FirstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

GreatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

HOUSE

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From this reading TOWER HOUSE, SOUTHAMPTON STREET STRAND, W.C.

human

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

important

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From this reading That’s a very important point.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

Jameson

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

London

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

Ltd

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading You must admit that we’re all human beings?”

nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Jameson Jameson, aged nineteen and three-quarters, was very eloquent.

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading That’s a very important point.

PrintednounUS /printed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

Published

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

Reading

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

Reserved

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

Rights

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

said

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

see

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

Sons

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

SOUTHAMPTON

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From this reading TOWER HOUSE, SOUTHAMPTON STREET STRAND, W.C.

STRAND

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From this reading TOWER HOUSE, SOUTHAMPTON STREET STRAND, W.C.

STREET

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From this reading TOWER HOUSE, SOUTHAMPTON STREET STRAND, W.C.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You must admit that we’re all human beings?”

That's

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From this reading That’s a very important point.

three-quarters

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From this reading Jameson Jameson, aged nineteen and three-quarters, was very eloquent.

TOWER

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From this reading TOWER HOUSE, SOUTHAMPTON STREET STRAND, W.C.

very

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From this reading That’s a very important point.

W

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From this reading TOWER HOUSE, SOUTHAMPTON STREET STRAND, W.C.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Jameson Jameson, aged nineteen and three-quarters, was very eloquent.

we're

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

Wyman

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From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 2 _Copyright_ _All Rights Reserved_ _First Published_ _1924_ _Printed in Great Britain by Wyman & Sons, Ltd., London, Fakenham and Reading_ “You see,” said Jameson Jameson, “we’re all human beings.