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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 Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But you, oh! you, So perfect and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
best
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From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
bondage
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From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you, oh! you, So perfect and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best.
cause
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
change
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From this reading I felt indeed perfectly stunned at the shock of so singular a change in his circumstances since I had last met him.
circumstances
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From this reading I felt indeed perfectly stunned at the shock of so singular a change in his circumstances since I had last met him.
conceive
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
created
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From this reading But you, oh! you, So perfect and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best.
creature's
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From this reading But you, oh! you, So perfect and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best.
dear
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
diligent
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From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
Drawn
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From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
easily
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
esteem
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But you, oh! you, So perfect and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best.
eyed
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From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
eyes
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From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
familiar
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
felt
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From this reading I felt indeed perfectly stunned at the shock of so singular a change in his circumstances since I had last met him.
friend
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
Full
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From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
gambling
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I felt indeed perfectly stunned at the shock of so singular a change in his circumstances since I had last met him.
harmony
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From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
hero
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I felt indeed perfectly stunned at the shock of so singular a change in his circumstances since I had last met him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I felt indeed perfectly stunned at the shock of so singular a change in his circumstances since I had last met him.
history
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
house
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
indeed
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From this reading I felt indeed perfectly stunned at the shock of so singular a change in his circumstances since I had last met him.
lady
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From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt indeed perfectly stunned at the shock of so singular a change in his circumstances since I had last met him.
lightly
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
love
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
many
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From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
meeting
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
met
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From this reading I felt indeed perfectly stunned at the shock of so singular a change in his circumstances since I had last met him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
oh
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From this reading But you, oh! you, So perfect and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best.
old
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
peerless
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From this reading But you, oh! you, So perfect and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best.
perfect
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From this reading But you, oh! you, So perfect and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best.
perfectly
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From this reading I felt indeed perfectly stunned at the shock of so singular a change in his circumstances since I had last met him.
reader
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
regard
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From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
Shakspeare
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From this reading --Shakspeare.
shock
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From this reading I felt indeed perfectly stunned at the shock of so singular a change in his circumstances since I had last met him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I felt indeed perfectly stunned at the shock of so singular a change in his circumstances since I had last met him.
singular
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From this reading I felt indeed perfectly stunned at the shock of so singular a change in his circumstances since I had last met him.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But you, oh! you, So perfect and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best.
stunned
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From this reading I felt indeed perfectly stunned at the shock of so singular a change in his circumstances since I had last met him.
surprise
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
tongues
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From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
too
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From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
unexpectedly
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
whole
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From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time The harmony of their tongues hath unto bondage Drawn my too diligent eyes.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Thou wilt easily conceive, my dear reader, who hast been in my confidence throughout the whole of this history, and whom, though as yet thou hast cause to esteem me but lightly, I already love as my familiar and my friend--thou wilt easily conceive my surprise at meeting so unexpectedly with my old hero of the gambling house.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you, oh! you, So perfect and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best.
