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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
all
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From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
answer
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From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
bidden
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From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
bidding
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From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
came
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From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
Carlyon
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From this reading “Pray, Mr Carlyon,” says he, “what do you think of my situation here?
chair
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From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
closet
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From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
command
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From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
courteously
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From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Pray, Mr Carlyon,” says he, “what do you think of my situation here?
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
dwell
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From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
end
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From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
familiarly
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From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
favoured
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From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
fellows
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From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
greatly
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From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pray, Mr Carlyon,” says he, “what do you think of my situation here?
hesitation
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From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
highly
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From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
hundred
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From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
indeed
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From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
laid
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From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
lord
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From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
lordship
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From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
lot
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From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
made
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From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
marquis
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From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
matters
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From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
Mr
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From this reading “Pray, Mr Carlyon,” says he, “what do you think of my situation here?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
Now
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From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
palace
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From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
Pray
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From this reading “Pray, Mr Carlyon,” says he, “what do you think of my situation here?
privy
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From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
received
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From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
says
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From this reading “Pray, Mr Carlyon,” says he, “what do you think of my situation here?
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
seems
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From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
situation
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From this reading “Pray, Mr Carlyon,” says he, “what do you think of my situation here?
six
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From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
some
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From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
speak
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From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
stout
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From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
suddenness
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From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
talk
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From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pray, Mr Carlyon,” says he, “what do you think of my situation here?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
town
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From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
turned
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From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
twas
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From this reading So greatly was I astonished by the suddenness of this question, that ’twas all I could do to answer with some hesitation that his lordship had indeed seemed to me to be highly favoured in his lot.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And this done, I looked that he should have laid some command upon me, but he turned himself about in his chair, and began to talk with me familiarly.
very
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From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
wait
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From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Pray, Mr Carlyon,” says he, “what do you think of my situation here?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
wish
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From this reading No doubt it seems to you that I have all that I could wish for, with six hundred stout fellows to do my bidding, and this fair town and palace for to dwell in.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now the next morning I came, as I had been bidden, to speak with my lord marquis in his privy closet, and was received of him very courteously, and asked to wait while he made an end of his matters.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Pray, Mr Carlyon,” says he, “what do you think of my situation here?
