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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 Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
abstraction
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
address
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
all
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
Cambyses
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From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
Colonel's
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
companion
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From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
companion's
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
contrived
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
cup
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From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
Edinburgh
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From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
eyes
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From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
face
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
far
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
Give
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From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
habits
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
Henry
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From this reading --Henry IV, part I.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
horseback
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
IV
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From this reading --Henry IV, part I.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
King
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From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
knavish
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
knowing
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
less
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
lose
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
lost
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From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
Mannering
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From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
mount
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
out
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
own
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --Henry IV, part I.
passion
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From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
post-chariot
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
probability
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
red
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From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
sack
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From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
Sampson
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From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
sight
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
speak
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From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
stable-boy
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
tail
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Give me a cup of sack, to make mine eyes look red.
travelled
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
trust
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From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
vein
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From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They travelled in the Colonel's post-chariot, who, knowing his companion's habits of abstraction, did not choose to lose him out of his own sight, far less to trust him on horseback, where, in all probability, a knavish stable-boy might with little address have contrived to mount him with his face to the tail.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For I must speak in passion, and I will do it in King Cambyses' vein.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mannering, with Sampson for his companion, lost no time in his journey to Edinburgh.
