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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 They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had appointed with two cronies of Lincoln's Inn to come home in his coach with him to sup after the play.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
appointed
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From this reading He had appointed with two cronies of Lincoln's Inn to come home in his coach with him to sup after the play.
Arrested
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From this reading _Arrested_ Judge Harbottle went this night to the play at Drury Lane.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Arrested_ Judge Harbottle went this night to the play at Drury Lane.
box
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From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
care
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From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
carriage
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From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
coach
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From this reading He had appointed with two cronies of Lincoln's Inn to come home in his coach with him to sup after the play.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had appointed with two cronies of Lincoln's Inn to come home in his coach with him to sup after the play.
cronies
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From this reading He had appointed with two cronies of Lincoln's Inn to come home in his coach with him to sup after the play.
Drury
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From this reading _Arrested_ Judge Harbottle went this night to the play at Drury Lane.
entrance
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From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
fellows
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From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
get
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From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had appointed with two cronies of Lincoln's Inn to come home in his coach with him to sup after the play.
Harbottle
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From this reading _Arrested_ Judge Harbottle went this night to the play at Drury Lane.
hated
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From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had appointed with two cronies of Lincoln's Inn to come home in his coach with him to sup after the play.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had appointed with two cronies of Lincoln's Inn to come home in his coach with him to sup after the play.
home
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From this reading He had appointed with two cronies of Lincoln's Inn to come home in his coach with him to sup after the play.
hours
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From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
impatiently
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From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
Inn
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From this reading He had appointed with two cronies of Lincoln's Inn to come home in his coach with him to sup after the play.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
Judge
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From this reading _Arrested_ Judge Harbottle went this night to the play at Drury Lane.
Justice
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From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
knocking
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From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
Lane
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From this reading _Arrested_ Judge Harbottle went this night to the play at Drury Lane.
late
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From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
Lincoln's
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From this reading He had appointed with two cronies of Lincoln's Inn to come home in his coach with him to sup after the play.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
looking
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From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
meet
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From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
Mr
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From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
near
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From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
night
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From this reading _Arrested_ Judge Harbottle went this night to the play at Drury Lane.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
occasional
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From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
old
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From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
play
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From this reading _Arrested_ Judge Harbottle went this night to the play at Drury Lane.
pleasure
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From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
pursuit
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From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
sup
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From this reading He had appointed with two cronies of Lincoln's Inn to come home in his coach with him to sup after the play.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Arrested_ Judge Harbottle went this night to the play at Drury Lane.
there
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From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Arrested_ Judge Harbottle went this night to the play at Drury Lane.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Arrested_ Judge Harbottle went this night to the play at Drury Lane.
two
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From this reading He had appointed with two cronies of Lincoln's Inn to come home in his coach with him to sup after the play.
waiting
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From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Arrested_ Judge Harbottle went this night to the play at Drury Lane.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was one of the old fellows who care nothing for late hours, and occasional knocking about in pursuit of pleasure.
window
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From this reading They were not in his box, but were to meet him near the entrance, and get into his carriage there; and Mr. Justice Harbottle, who hated waiting, was looking a little impatiently from the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had appointed with two cronies of Lincoln's Inn to come home in his coach with him to sup after the play.
yawned
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From this reading The Judge yawned.
