Chapter VIII
THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune. BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER: _The Captain_, Act v. sc.
Alice, or the Mysteries — Book 05
Chapter VIII
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THERE
was
never
Poor
gentleman
had
such
a
sudden
fortune.
BEAUMONT
AND
FLETCHER:
_The
Captain_,
Act
v.
sc.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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THERE
was
never
Poor
gentleman
had
such
a
sudden
fortune.
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BEAUMONT
AND
FLETCHER:
_The
Captain_,
Act
v.
sc.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
Fortune
noun
US /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune.”
Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune.”
Sudden
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune.”
All words in this reading · 18
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune.
Act
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From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER: _The Captain_, Act v. sc.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER: _The Captain_, Act v. sc.
BEAUMONT
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From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER: _The Captain_, Act v. sc.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER: _The Captain_, Act v. sc.
FLETCHER
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From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER: _The Captain_, Act v. sc.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune.
sc
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From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER: _The Captain_, Act v. sc.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER: _The Captain_, Act v. sc.
THERE
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From this reading THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune.
v
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From this reading BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER: _The Captain_, Act v. sc.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE was never Poor gentleman had such a sudden fortune.