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always
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From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
back
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From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
betting
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From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
bird
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From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
breath
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From this reading Mr. Leopold laughed under his breath, and looking mysterious and very rat-like he led the way to his pantry.
bring
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From this reading You'd have us believe, would you, that the Gaffer don't tell you everything when you bring up his hot water in the morning, would you?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
Cunning
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From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
didn't
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From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
don't
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From this reading You'd have us believe, would you, that the Gaffer don't tell you everything when you bring up his hot water in the morning, would you?"
else
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From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
Esther
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From this reading Esther watched them in strange trouble of soul.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading You'd have us believe, would you, that the Gaffer don't tell you everything when you bring up his hot water in the morning, would you?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
Gaffer
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From this reading You'd have us believe, would you, that the Gaffer don't tell you everything when you bring up his hot water in the morning, would you?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
hand
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From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
heard
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From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
hot
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From this reading You'd have us believe, would you, that the Gaffer don't tell you everything when you bring up his hot water in the morning, would you?"
house
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From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You'd have us believe, would you, that the Gaffer don't tell you everything when you bring up his hot water in the morning, would you?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
laughed
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From this reading Mr. Leopold laughed under his breath, and looking mysterious and very rat-like he led the way to his pantry.
led
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From this reading Mr. Leopold laughed under his breath, and looking mysterious and very rat-like he led the way to his pantry.
Leopold
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From this reading Mr. Leopold laughed under his breath, and looking mysterious and very rat-like he led the way to his pantry.
lips
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From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
looking
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From this reading Mr. Leopold laughed under his breath, and looking mysterious and very rat-like he led the way to his pantry.
men
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From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You'd have us believe, would you, that the Gaffer don't tell you everything when you bring up his hot water in the morning, would you?"
Mr
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From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Mr. Leopold laughed under his breath, and looking mysterious and very rat-like he led the way to his pantry.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
old
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From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
pantry
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From this reading Mr. Leopold laughed under his breath, and looking mysterious and very rat-like he led the way to his pantry.
places
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From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
racecourses
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From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
rat-like
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From this reading Mr. Leopold laughed under his breath, and looking mysterious and very rat-like he led the way to his pantry.
rose
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From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
ruin
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From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
said
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From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
shameful
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From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
shaven
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From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
sinful
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From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
soul
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From this reading Esther watched them in strange trouble of soul.
strange
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From this reading Esther watched them in strange trouble of soul.
Swindles
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From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
table
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From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You'd have us believe, would you, that the Gaffer don't tell you everything when you bring up his hot water in the morning, would you?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Esther watched them in strange trouble of soul.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Leopold laughed under his breath, and looking mysterious and very rat-like he led the way to his pantry.
trouble
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From this reading Esther watched them in strange trouble of soul.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Mr. Leopold laughed under his breath, and looking mysterious and very rat-like he led the way to his pantry.
understood
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From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
up
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From this reading You'd have us believe, would you, that the Gaffer don't tell you everything when you bring up his hot water in the morning, would you?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
very
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From this reading Mr. Leopold laughed under his breath, and looking mysterious and very rat-like he led the way to his pantry.
watched
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From this reading Esther watched them in strange trouble of soul.
water
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From this reading You'd have us believe, would you, that the Gaffer don't tell you everything when you bring up his hot water in the morning, would you?"
way
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From this reading Mr. Leopold laughed under his breath, and looking mysterious and very rat-like he led the way to his pantry.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You'd have us believe, would you, that the Gaffer don't tell you everything when you bring up his hot water in the morning, would you?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had heard of racecourses as shameful places where men were led to their ruin, and betting she had always understood to be sinful, but in this house no one seemed to think of anything else.
wiped
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From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
you'd
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From this reading "Cunning old bird," said Mr. Swindles, as he rose from the table and wiped his shaven lips with the back of his hand; "and you'd have us believe that you didn't know, would you?
