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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 This was but a bad beginning of the new life he was expected to lead under the renewed fortunes which his father was preparing for him.
able
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
additional
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
allowance
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
angry
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From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
anxious
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From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
bad
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From this reading This was but a bad beginning of the new life he was expected to lead under the renewed fortunes which his father was preparing for him.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was but a bad beginning of the new life he was expected to lead under the renewed fortunes which his father was preparing for him.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was but a bad beginning of the new life he was expected to lead under the renewed fortunes which his father was preparing for him.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN VIGNOLLES GETS HIS MONEY.
card
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From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
certainly
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From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
circumstances
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From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
club
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From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
consequence
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From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
date
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From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
day
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
debts
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From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
expected
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From this reading This was but a bad beginning of the new life he was expected to lead under the renewed fortunes which his father was preparing for him.
extremely
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From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
father
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From this reading This was but a bad beginning of the new life he was expected to lead under the renewed fortunes which his father was preparing for him.
fifty
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was but a bad beginning of the new life he was expected to lead under the renewed fortunes which his father was preparing for him.
fortunes
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From this reading This was but a bad beginning of the new life he was expected to lead under the renewed fortunes which his father was preparing for him.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
GETS
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From this reading CAPTAIN VIGNOLLES GETS HIS MONEY.
given
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From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was but a bad beginning of the new life he was expected to lead under the renewed fortunes which his father was preparing for him.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN VIGNOLLES GETS HIS MONEY.
hundred
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
inability
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From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
instalment
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
just
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
lead
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From this reading This was but a bad beginning of the new life he was expected to lead under the renewed fortunes which his father was preparing for him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was but a bad beginning of the new life he was expected to lead under the renewed fortunes which his father was preparing for him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
lost
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
MONEY
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From this reading CAPTAIN VIGNOLLES GETS HIS MONEY.
more
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From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
new
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
note
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From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
out
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From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
pay
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
pounds
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
preparing
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From this reading This was but a bad beginning of the new life he was expected to lead under the renewed fortunes which his father was preparing for him.
promissory
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From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
received
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
renewed
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From this reading This was but a bad beginning of the new life he was expected to lead under the renewed fortunes which his father was preparing for him.
Scarborough
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
singular
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From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
sum
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was but a bad beginning of the new life he was expected to lead under the renewed fortunes which his father was preparing for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
turned
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From this reading It certainly was not singular that he should have been so, as Captain Scarborough had been turned out of more than one club in consequence of his inability to pay his card debts.
twenty-seven
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
two
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From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This was but a bad beginning of the new life he was expected to lead under the renewed fortunes which his father was preparing for him.
VIGNOLLES
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From this reading CAPTAIN VIGNOLLES GETS HIS MONEY.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
week's
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From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When we last left Captain Scarborough, he had just lost an additional sum of two hundred and twenty-seven pounds to Captain Vignolles, which he was not able to pay, besides the sum of fifty pounds which he had received the day before, as the first instalment of his new allowance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had given his promissory note for the money at a week's date, and had been extremely angry with Captain Vignolles because that gentleman had, under the circumstances, been a little anxious about it.
