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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 I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That they might more freely consider, he left them for half an hour, taking Holyday with him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
bestowed
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From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
COMPANIONS
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From this reading PENNILESS COMPANIONS.
consider
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From this reading That they might more freely consider, he left them for half an hour, taking Holyday with him.
danger
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From this reading "I walk in great danger of small debts.
day
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
debts
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From this reading "I walk in great danger of small debts.
dinner
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
dupes
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
finding
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
fit
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That they might more freely consider, he left them for half an hour, taking Holyday with him.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
four
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
freely
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From this reading That they might more freely consider, he left them for half an hour, taking Holyday with him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I walk in great danger of small debts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That they might more freely consider, he left them for half an hour, taking Holyday with him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
Hawes
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From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That they might more freely consider, he left them for half an hour, taking Holyday with him.
Holyday
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From this reading That they might more freely consider, he left them for half an hour, taking Holyday with him.
hoped
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
hostesses
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
hour
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From this reading That they might more freely consider, he left them for half an hour, taking Holyday with him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I walk in great danger of small debts.
imagined
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I walk in great danger of small debts.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That they might more freely consider, he left them for half an hour, taking Holyday with him.
Master
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From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
matter
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That they might more freely consider, he left them for half an hour, taking Holyday with him.
money
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
more
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From this reading That they might more freely consider, he left them for half an hour, taking Holyday with him.
much
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I walk in great danger of small debts.
owe
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
PENNILESS
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From this reading PENNILESS COMPANIONS.
puffed
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
Puritan
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
put
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
Ravenshaw
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
reward
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
several
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
small
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From this reading "I walk in great danger of small debts.
somewhat
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From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
taking
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From this reading That they might more freely consider, he left them for half an hour, taking Holyday with him.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That they might more freely consider, he left them for half an hour, taking Holyday with him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That they might more freely consider, he left them for half an hour, taking Holyday with him.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That they might more freely consider, he left them for half an hour, taking Holyday with him.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
Troth
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From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
two
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From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
up
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
valour
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From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.
walk
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From this reading "I walk in great danger of small debts.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Troth," began Master Hawes, when the four were alone, "I think we have bestowed somewhat already upon these two.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I owe money to several hostesses."--_The Puritan._ The next day, after dinner, finding the four dupes as much puffed up with imagined valour as he had hoped, Ravenshaw put forward the matter of a fit reward.