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1711
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From this reading LONDON, _Oct._ 9, 1711.
9
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From this reading LONDON, _Oct._ 9, 1711.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
ale
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then I sat the evening with Mrs. Vanhomrigh, and drank coffee, and ate an egg.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
ate
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From this reading Then I sat the evening with Mrs. Vanhomrigh, and drank coffee, and ate an egg.
Biddy
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From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
bit
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
called
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From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
circumstances
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From this reading I likewise took a new lodging to-day, not liking a ground-floor, nor the ill smell, and other circumstances.
coffee
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From this reading Then I sat the evening with Mrs. Vanhomrigh, and drank coffee, and ate an egg.
complexion
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From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
cook's
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
down
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
drank
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From this reading Then I sat the evening with Mrs. Vanhomrigh, and drank coffee, and ate an egg.
egg
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From this reading Then I sat the evening with Mrs. Vanhomrigh, and drank coffee, and ate an egg.
evening
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From this reading Then I sat the evening with Mrs. Vanhomrigh, and drank coffee, and ate an egg.
Floyd
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From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
forced
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
four
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From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
ground-floor
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From this reading I likewise took a new lodging to-day, not liking a ground-floor, nor the ill smell, and other circumstances.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
ill
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From this reading I likewise took a new lodging to-day, not liking a ground-floor, nor the ill smell, and other circumstances.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
lie
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
likewise
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From this reading I likewise took a new lodging to-day, not liking a ground-floor, nor the ill smell, and other circumstances.
liking
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From this reading I likewise took a new lodging to-day, not liking a ground-floor, nor the ill smell, and other circumstances.
lodging
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From this reading I likewise took a new lodging to-day, not liking a ground-floor, nor the ill smell, and other circumstances.
LONDON
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From this reading LONDON, _Oct._ 9, 1711.
looks
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From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
marked
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From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
mend
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
months
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From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
Mrs
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From this reading Then I sat the evening with Mrs. Vanhomrigh, and drank coffee, and ate an egg.
mutton
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
new
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From this reading I likewise took a new lodging to-day, not liking a ground-floor, nor the ill smell, and other circumstances.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
night's
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I likewise took a new lodging to-day, not liking a ground-floor, nor the ill smell, and other circumstances.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
Oct
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From this reading LONDON, _Oct._ 9, 1711.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
other
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From this reading I likewise took a new lodging to-day, not liking a ground-floor, nor the ill smell, and other circumstances.
out
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From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
pot
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
recovered
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From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
sat
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From this reading Then I sat the evening with Mrs. Vanhomrigh, and drank coffee, and ate an egg.
see
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From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
sent
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
shop
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
sleep
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
slept
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
smell
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From this reading I likewise took a new lodging to-day, not liking a ground-floor, nor the ill smell, and other circumstances.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
stomach
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
then
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
three
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From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
to-day
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I likewise took a new lodging to-day, not liking a ground-floor, nor the ill smell, and other circumstances.
twelve
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
two
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From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
Vanhomrigh
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From this reading Then I sat the evening with Mrs. Vanhomrigh, and drank coffee, and ate an egg.
very
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From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I WAS forced to lie down at twelve to-day, and mend my night’s sleep: I slept till after two, and then sent for a bit of mutton and pot of ale from the next cook’s shop, and had no stomach.
well
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From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I went out at four, and called to see Biddy Floyd, which I had not done these three months: she is something marked, but has recovered her complexion quite, and looks very well.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then I sat the evening with Mrs. Vanhomrigh, and drank coffee, and ate an egg.
