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Darth Vader Film Prop Sells for Millions

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Source: Heritage Auctions, 2026-11-13.

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In this lesson: Identify the sold object and distinguish its price from the auction total.

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Read and understand · 1/2What sold for $4.875 million?

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A Darth Vader lightsaber used in two films. The first paragraph assigns that price to one lightsaber prop.

Clue: A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in two Star Wars films sold for $4.875 million on November 12. Heritage Auctions reported the sale.

Read and understand · 2/2How does the lightsaber price relate to nearly $8 million?

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It is part of the whole auction total. The second paragraph explicitly says the lightsaber price was only part of the total.

Clue: The whole auction brought in nearly $8 million. The lightsaber price was only part of that total.

Grammar in this story: A part of a larger sum

only part of that total

Only part limits the individual price and prevents confusing it with the value of the entire sale.

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Give the individual price and describe how it relates to the auction total.

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The lightsaber sold for $4.875 million. That price was included in the whole auction total of nearly $8 million.

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