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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 Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
ACTING
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From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
age
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From this reading In the first place, there was an old gentleman, of the age of sixty-three, in a bob-wig, and inclined to be stout, who always played the _lover_.
all
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From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
always
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From this reading In the first place, there was an old gentleman, of the age of sixty-three, in a bob-wig, and inclined to be stout, who always played the _lover_.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the first place, there was an old gentleman, of the age of sixty-three, in a bob-wig, and inclined to be stout, who always played the _lover_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
associated
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From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our travellers stopped at the first inn in the outskirts of the town.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the first place, there was an old gentleman, of the age of sixty-three, in a bob-wig, and inclined to be stout, who always played the _lover_.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
bob-wig
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From this reading In the first place, there was an old gentleman, of the age of sixty-three, in a bob-wig, and inclined to be stout, who always played the _lover_.
bustling
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From this reading He was equally excellent in the pensive Romeo and the bustling Rapid.
centre
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From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
companions
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From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
EFFECT
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From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was equally excellent in the pensive Romeo and the bustling Rapid.
examine
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From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
excellent
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From this reading He was equally excellent in the pensive Romeo and the bustling Rapid.
FANNY
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From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our travellers stopped at the first inn in the outskirts of the town.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first place, there was an old gentleman, of the age of sixty-three, in a bob-wig, and inclined to be stout, who always played the _lover_.
GODOLPHIN
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From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
ground-floor
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From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
inclined
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From this reading In the first place, there was an old gentleman, of the age of sixty-three, in a bob-wig, and inclined to be stout, who always played the _lover_.
inn
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From this reading Our travellers stopped at the first inn in the outskirts of the town.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
large
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From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
leisure
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From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
LOVE
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From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
lover
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From this reading In the first place, there was an old gentleman, of the age of sixty-three, in a bob-wig, and inclined to be stout, who always played the _lover_.
MILLINGER'S
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From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
MUMMERS
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From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
OFFERS
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From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
old
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From this reading In the first place, there was an old gentleman, of the age of sixty-three, in a bob-wig, and inclined to be stout, who always played the _lover_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our travellers stopped at the first inn in the outskirts of the town.
outskirts
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From this reading Our travellers stopped at the first inn in the outskirts of the town.
pensive
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From this reading He was equally excellent in the pensive Romeo and the bustling Rapid.
Percy
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From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
place
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From this reading In the first place, there was an old gentleman, of the age of sixty-three, in a bob-wig, and inclined to be stout, who always played the _lover_.
played
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From this reading In the first place, there was an old gentleman, of the age of sixty-three, in a bob-wig, and inclined to be stout, who always played the _lover_.
PLAYERS
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From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
QUITS
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From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
Rapid
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From this reading He was equally excellent in the pensive Romeo and the bustling Rapid.
Romeo
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From this reading He was equally excellent in the pensive Romeo and the bustling Rapid.
room
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From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
sanded
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From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
served
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From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
shown
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From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
sixty-three
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From this reading In the first place, there was an old gentleman, of the age of sixty-three, in a bob-wig, and inclined to be stout, who always played the _lover_.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our travellers stopped at the first inn in the outskirts of the town.
stout
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From this reading In the first place, there was an old gentleman, of the age of sixty-three, in a bob-wig, and inclined to be stout, who always played the _lover_.
supper
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From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
table
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From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
there
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From this reading In the first place, there was an old gentleman, of the age of sixty-three, in a bob-wig, and inclined to be stout, who always played the _lover_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
town
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From this reading Our travellers stopped at the first inn in the outskirts of the town.
travellers
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From this reading Our travellers stopped at the first inn in the outskirts of the town.
TWO
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From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE MUMMERS.--GODOLPHIN IN LOVE.--THE EFFECT OF FANNY MILLINGER'S ACTING UPON HIM.--THE TWO OFFERS.--GODOLPHIN QUITS THE PLAYERS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the first place, there was an old gentleman, of the age of sixty-three, in a bob-wig, and inclined to be stout, who always played the _lover_.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here they were shown into a large room on the ground-floor, sanded, with a long table in the centre; and, before the supper was served, Percy had leisure to examine all the companions with whom he had associated himself.
