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1000
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
Avenel
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
betise
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From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
Cardinal
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From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
Dick
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet Digby had no vice; he did not drink nor gamble.
Digby
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
drink
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From this reading Yet Digby had no vice; he did not drink nor gamble.
drop
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
Eminence
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From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
end
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
fear
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From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
five
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
fustian
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
gamble
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From this reading Yet Digby had no vice; he did not drink nor gamble.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet Digby had no vice; he did not drink nor gamble.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet Digby had no vice; he did not drink nor gamble.
Helpless
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From this reading Helpless.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
Ill-luck
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From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
jacket
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
L
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
men
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
middle
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
Mr
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yet Digby had no vice; he did not drink nor gamble.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Yet Digby had no vice; he did not drink nor gamble.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet Digby had no vice; he did not drink nor gamble.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
Oxford
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
pocket
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
Richelieu
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From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
road
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
run
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From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
said
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From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
seen
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
shillings
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
Street
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
suit
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
superfine
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
ten
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
then
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From this reading What was he, then?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
two
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
up
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
vice
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From this reading Yet Digby had no vice; he did not drink nor gamble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ill-luck is a /betise/," said the great Cardinal Richelieu; and in the long run, I fear, his Eminence was right.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
years
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From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Digby had no vice; he did not drink nor gamble.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you could drop Dick Avenel and Mr. Digby in the middle of Oxford Street,--Dick in a fustian jacket, Digby in a suit of superfine; Dick with five shillings in his pocket, Digby with L1000,--and if, at the end of ten years, you looked up your two men, Dick would be on his road to a fortune, Digby--what we have seen him!
