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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 "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
administered
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From this reading Harrigan administered the Tokay to Holmes, and then turned to me:
always
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From this reading "Well, what'll you have, gentlemen?" asked Joseph the butler, always appearing at just the right moment.
Amontillado
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
appearing
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From this reading "Well, what'll you have, gentlemen?" asked Joseph the butler, always appearing at just the right moment.
asked
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From this reading "Well, what'll you have, gentlemen?" asked Joseph the butler, always appearing at just the right moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, what'll you have, gentlemen?" asked Joseph the butler, always appearing at just the right moment.
Beaune
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
beers
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
bottle
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From this reading "I think you may crack me a bottle of that Tokay over there.
breath
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
butler
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From this reading "Well, what'll you have, gentlemen?" asked Joseph the butler, always appearing at just the right moment.
Chambertin
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
Chateau
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
Chianti
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
Clicquot
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
Coleraine
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
crack
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From this reading "I think you may crack me a bottle of that Tokay over there.
Culmbacher
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
Dortmunder
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have a weakness for the Hungarian wine."
gentlemennounUS /ˈgentlemen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, what'll you have, gentlemen?" asked Joseph the butler, always appearing at just the right moment.
get
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
Harrigan
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From this reading Harrigan administered the Tokay to Holmes, and then turned to me:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, what'll you have, gentlemen?" asked Joseph the butler, always appearing at just the right moment.
hold
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
Holmes
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
Hungarian
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From this reading I have a weakness for the Hungarian wine."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
imported
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
Johannisberger
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
Joseph
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From this reading "Well, what'll you have, gentlemen?" asked Joseph the butler, always appearing at just the right moment.
just
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From this reading "Well, what'll you have, gentlemen?" asked Joseph the butler, always appearing at just the right moment.
Margaux
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I think you may crack me a bottle of that Tokay over there.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I think you may crack me a bottle of that Tokay over there.
minute
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
moment
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From this reading "Well, what'll you have, gentlemen?" asked Joseph the butler, always appearing at just the right moment.
Muenchener
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
number
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
others
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I think you may crack me a bottle of that Tokay over there.
pleaded
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
Pommery
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
right
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From this reading "Well, what'll you have, gentlemen?" asked Joseph the butler, always appearing at just the right moment.
Say
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I think you may crack me a bottle of that Tokay over there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, what'll you have, gentlemen?" asked Joseph the butler, always appearing at just the right moment.
then
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From this reading Harrigan administered the Tokay to Holmes, and then turned to me:
there
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From this reading "I think you may crack me a bottle of that Tokay over there.
think
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From this reading "I think you may crack me a bottle of that Tokay over there.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harrigan administered the Tokay to Holmes, and then turned to me:
Tokay
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
turned
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From this reading Harrigan administered the Tokay to Holmes, and then turned to me:
Veuve
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
weakness
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From this reading I have a weakness for the Hungarian wine."
Well
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From this reading "Well, what'll you have, gentlemen?" asked Joseph the butler, always appearing at just the right moment.
what'll
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From this reading "Well, what'll you have, gentlemen?" asked Joseph the butler, always appearing at just the right moment.
whiskey
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
wine
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From this reading I have a weakness for the Hungarian wine."
wines
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From this reading "We have Chateau Margaux, Chambertin, Beaune, Veuve Clicquot, Pommery, Amontillado, Chianti, Johannisberger, Tokay, and a number of others in the wines; Muenchener, Culmbacher, and Dortmunder in the imported beers; Coleraine whiskey, and----" "Say, hold on a minute, till I get my breath, will you?" pleaded Holmes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, what'll you have, gentlemen?" asked Joseph the butler, always appearing at just the right moment.
