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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 And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "So you are the Pentheus in petticoats who defies Bacchus," cried he; and therewith he roared out a verse from Euripides.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John made a drunken dash at poor Helen.
Bacchus
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From this reading "So you are the Pentheus in petticoats who defies Bacchus," cried he; and therewith he roared out a verse from Euripides.
Bankrupt
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From this reading So, since he had known the wit, his business had fallen from him, and he had passed through the Bankrupt Court.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
Burley
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From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
Burley's
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From this reading A very shabby-looking dog he was, indeed, and his nose was redder than Burley's.
business
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From this reading So, since he had known the wit, his business had fallen from him, and he had passed through the Bankrupt Court.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
Court
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From this reading So, since he had known the wit, his business had fallen from him, and he had passed through the Bankrupt Court.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So you are the Pentheus in petticoats who defies Bacchus," cried he; and therewith he roared out a verse from Euripides.
dash
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From this reading John made a drunken dash at poor Helen.
defies
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From this reading "So you are the Pentheus in petticoats who defies Bacchus," cried he; and therewith he roared out a verse from Euripides.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
dog
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From this reading A very shabby-looking dog he was, indeed, and his nose was redder than Burley's.
drunken
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From this reading John made a drunken dash at poor Helen.
Euripides
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From this reading "So you are the Pentheus in petticoats who defies Bacchus," cried he; and therewith he roared out a verse from Euripides.
fallen
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From this reading So, since he had known the wit, his business had fallen from him, and he had passed through the Bankrupt Court.
fond
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From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
friend
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From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So, since he had known the wit, his business had fallen from him, and he had passed through the Bankrupt Court.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, since he had known the wit, his business had fallen from him, and he had passed through the Bankrupt Court.
hearing
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From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
Helen
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From this reading John made a drunken dash at poor Helen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So, since he had known the wit, his business had fallen from him, and he had passed through the Bankrupt Court.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
indeed
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From this reading A very shabby-looking dog he was, indeed, and his nose was redder than Burley's.
John
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From this reading John made a drunken dash at poor Helen.
known
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From this reading So, since he had known the wit, his business had fallen from him, and he had passed through the Bankrupt Court.
literary
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From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
made
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From this reading John made a drunken dash at poor Helen.
man
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From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
nose
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From this reading A very shabby-looking dog he was, indeed, and his nose was redder than Burley's.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
once
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From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
out
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From this reading "So you are the Pentheus in petticoats who defies Bacchus," cried he; and therewith he roared out a verse from Euripides.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, since he had known the wit, his business had fallen from him, and he had passed through the Bankrupt Court.
Pentheus
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From this reading "So you are the Pentheus in petticoats who defies Bacchus," cried he; and therewith he roared out a verse from Euripides.
petticoats
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From this reading "So you are the Pentheus in petticoats who defies Bacchus," cried he; and therewith he roared out a verse from Euripides.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John made a drunken dash at poor Helen.
redder
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From this reading A very shabby-looking dog he was, indeed, and his nose was redder than Burley's.
reeledverbUS /riːld/
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So you are the Pentheus in petticoats who defies Bacchus," cried he; and therewith he roared out a verse from Euripides.
shabby-looking
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From this reading A very shabby-looking dog he was, indeed, and his nose was redder than Burley's.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading So, since he had known the wit, his business had fallen from him, and he had passed through the Bankrupt Court.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, since he had known the wit, his business had fallen from him, and he had passed through the Bankrupt Court.
talk
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From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
tastes
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From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A very shabby-looking dog he was, indeed, and his nose was redder than Burley's.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So, since he had known the wit, his business had fallen from him, and he had passed through the Bankrupt Court.
there
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From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
therewith
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From this reading "So you are the Pentheus in petticoats who defies Bacchus," cried he; and therewith he roared out a verse from Euripides.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So, since he had known the wit, his business had fallen from him, and he had passed through the Bankrupt Court.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
trader
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From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
unluckily
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From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
verse
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From this reading "So you are the Pentheus in petticoats who defies Bacchus," cried he; and therewith he roared out a verse from Euripides.
very
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From this reading A very shabby-looking dog he was, indeed, and his nose was redder than Burley's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
wealthy
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From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
well
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From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
wit
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From this reading So, since he had known the wit, his business had fallen from him, and he had passed through the Bankrupt Court.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with Burley there reeled in another man,--a friend of his, a man who had been a wealthy trader and once well to do, but who, unluckily, had literary tastes, and was fond of hearing Burley talk.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you are the Pentheus in petticoats who defies Bacchus," cried he; and therewith he roared out a verse from Euripides.
