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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 "Is what you are saying a fair picture of life among the nobility?"
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "Is what you are saying a fair picture of life among the nobility?"
any
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From this reading "Pardon me, my lord, but I do not see any fun in losing money in the way you speak of."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Is what you are saying a fair picture of life among the nobility?"
asked
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From this reading Ruth asked.
birth
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From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
course
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From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Pardon me, my lord, but I do not see any fun in losing money in the way you speak of."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
fair
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From this reading "Is what you are saying a fair picture of life among the nobility?"
fun
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From this reading "Pardon me, my lord, but I do not see any fun in losing money in the way you speak of."
gambler
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From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
high
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From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Pardon me, my lord, but I do not see any fun in losing money in the way you speak of."
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is what you are saying a fair picture of life among the nobility?"
isn't
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From this reading "Well, perhaps there isn't any fun in losing, but it is real jolly when you win.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, perhaps there isn't any fun in losing, but it is real jolly when you win.
jolly
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From this reading "Well, perhaps there isn't any fun in losing, but it is real jolly when you win.
kind
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From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
life
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From this reading "Is what you are saying a fair picture of life among the nobility?"
lord
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From this reading "Pardon me, my lord, but I do not see any fun in losing money in the way you speak of."
losing
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From this reading "Pardon me, my lord, but I do not see any fun in losing money in the way you speak of."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pardon me, my lord, but I do not see any fun in losing money in the way you speak of."
Miss
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From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
money
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From this reading "Pardon me, my lord, but I do not see any fun in losing money in the way you speak of."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Pardon me, my lord, but I do not see any fun in losing money in the way you speak of."
Newville
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From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
nobility
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From this reading "Is what you are saying a fair picture of life among the nobility?"
noble
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From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Is what you are saying a fair picture of life among the nobility?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
Pardon
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From this reading "Pardon me, my lord, but I do not see any fun in losing money in the way you speak of."
perhaps
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From this reading "Well, perhaps there isn't any fun in losing, but it is real jolly when you win.
picture
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From this reading "Is what you are saying a fair picture of life among the nobility?"
plays
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From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
position
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From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
real
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From this reading "Well, perhaps there isn't any fun in losing, but it is real jolly when you win.
Ruth
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From this reading Ruth asked.
saying
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From this reading "Is what you are saying a fair picture of life among the nobility?"
see
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From this reading "Pardon me, my lord, but I do not see any fun in losing money in the way you speak of."
some
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From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
speak
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From this reading "Pardon me, my lord, but I do not see any fun in losing money in the way you speak of."
stake
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From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is what you are saying a fair picture of life among the nobility?"
there
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From this reading "Well, perhaps there isn't any fun in losing, but it is real jolly when you win.
think
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From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
wants
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From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
way
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From this reading "Pardon me, my lord, but I do not see any fun in losing money in the way you speak of."
Well
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From this reading "Well, perhaps there isn't any fun in losing, but it is real jolly when you win.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Is what you are saying a fair picture of life among the nobility?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Well, perhaps there isn't any fun in losing, but it is real jolly when you win.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
win
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From this reading "Well, perhaps there isn't any fun in losing, but it is real jolly when you win.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would not have you think, Miss Newville, that everybody of noble birth or high position is a gambler, but every one who plays, of course, wants a stake of some kind."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is what you are saying a fair picture of life among the nobility?"
