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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 The devil only knows where you will pitch your quarters a week hence.
all
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From this reading There are rumors of you in all counties at the same moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are rumors of you in all counties at the same moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are rumors of you in all counties at the same moment.
avers
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From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
blade
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From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
brother
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From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You flatter me," said Dick, smiling complacently; "but it's no merit of mine.
Cheshire
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From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
complacently
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From this reading "You flatter me," said Dick, smiling complacently; "but it's no merit of mine.
counties
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From this reading There are rumors of you in all counties at the same moment.
D'Osyndar's
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From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
day
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From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
devil
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From this reading The devil only knows where you will pitch your quarters a week hence.
devilish
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From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
Dick
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From this reading "You flatter me," said Dick, smiling complacently; "but it's no merit of mine.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
fellow
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From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
flatter
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From this reading "You flatter me," said Dick, smiling complacently; "but it's no merit of mine.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
heard
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From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading The devil only knows where you will pitch your quarters a week hence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
Hounslow
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From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
hunt
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From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are rumors of you in all counties at the same moment.
isn't
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From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
it's
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From this reading "You flatter me," said Dick, smiling complacently; "but it's no merit of mine.
knows
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From this reading The devil only knows where you will pitch your quarters a week hence.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
man
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From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
merit
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From this reading "You flatter me," said Dick, smiling complacently; "but it's no merit of mine.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You flatter me," said Dick, smiling complacently; "but it's no merit of mine.
moment
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From this reading There are rumors of you in all counties at the same moment.
monopolize
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From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "You flatter me," said Dick, smiling complacently; "but it's no merit of mine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are rumors of you in all counties at the same moment.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
only
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From this reading The devil only knows where you will pitch your quarters a week hence.
pitch
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From this reading The devil only knows where you will pitch your quarters a week hence.
Plain
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From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
pocket
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From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
pops
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From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
quarters
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From this reading The devil only knows where you will pitch your quarters a week hence.
robbed
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From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
rumors
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From this reading There are rumors of you in all counties at the same moment.
safe
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From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
said
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From this reading "You flatter me," said Dick, smiling complacently; "but it's no merit of mine.
Salisbury
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From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are rumors of you in all counties at the same moment.
smiling
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From this reading "You flatter me," said Dick, smiling complacently; "but it's no merit of mine.
some
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From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
stories
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From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
swears
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From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
t'other
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From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The devil only knows where you will pitch your quarters a week hence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
There
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From this reading There are rumors of you in all counties at the same moment.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
week
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From this reading The devil only knows where you will pitch your quarters a week hence.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The devil only knows where you will pitch your quarters a week hence.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I heard some devilish good stories of you at D'Osyndar's t'other day; the fellow who told them to me little thought I was a brother blade."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The devil only knows where you will pitch your quarters a week hence.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
Yorkshire
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From this reading This man swears you robbed him at Hounslow; that on Salisbury Plain; while another avers you monopolize Cheshire and Yorkshire, and that it isn't safe even to _hunt_ without pops in your pocket.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The devil only knows where you will pitch your quarters a week hence.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The devil only knows where you will pitch your quarters a week hence.
