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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 "Aye!" said Paddy, holding his jowl; "'tis what one gets for serving a gentleman.
all
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From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Tis the service of a good truthful blackguard I'd be looking for, and that's true for me."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
Aye
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From this reading "Aye!" said Paddy, holding his jowl; "'tis what one gets for serving a gentleman.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Tis the service of a good truthful blackguard I'd be looking for, and that's true for me."
bethought
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From this reading I came over here with papers--papers!" said I; and then I bethought me that I would take the papers and wave them in my hand.
blackguard
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From this reading 'Tis the service of a good truthful blackguard I'd be looking for, and that's true for me."
came
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From this reading I came over here with papers--papers!" said I; and then I bethought me that I would take the papers and wave them in my hand.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Be quiet and mind what I tell you," I cried to him.
England
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From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Aye!" said Paddy, holding his jowl; "'tis what one gets for serving a gentleman.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Aye!" said Paddy, holding his jowl; "'tis what one gets for serving a gentleman.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
gets
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From this reading "Aye!" said Paddy, holding his jowl; "'tis what one gets for serving a gentleman.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Tis the service of a good truthful blackguard I'd be looking for, and that's true for me."
grandest
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From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
hand
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From this reading I came over here with papers--papers!" said I; and then I bethought me that I would take the papers and wave them in my hand.
hearing
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From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I came over here with papers--papers!" said I; and then I bethought me that I would take the papers and wave them in my hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Be quiet and mind what I tell you," I cried to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Aye!" said Paddy, holding his jowl; "'tis what one gets for serving a gentleman.
holding
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From this reading "Aye!" said Paddy, holding his jowl; "'tis what one gets for serving a gentleman.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Be quiet and mind what I tell you," I cried to him.
I'd
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From this reading 'Tis the service of a good truthful blackguard I'd be looking for, and that's true for me."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
jowl
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From this reading "Aye!" said Paddy, holding his jowl; "'tis what one gets for serving a gentleman.
looking
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From this reading 'Tis the service of a good truthful blackguard I'd be looking for, and that's true for me."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Tis the service of a good truthful blackguard I'd be looking for, and that's true for me."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Be quiet and mind what I tell you," I cried to him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Tis the service of a good truthful blackguard I'd be looking for, and that's true for me."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Aye!" said Paddy, holding his jowl; "'tis what one gets for serving a gentleman.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I came over here with papers--papers!" said I; and then I bethought me that I would take the papers and wave them in my hand.
Paddy
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From this reading "Aye!" said Paddy, holding his jowl; "'tis what one gets for serving a gentleman.
papers
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From this reading I came over here with papers--papers!" said I; and then I bethought me that I would take the papers and wave them in my hand.
quiet
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From this reading "Be quiet and mind what I tell you," I cried to him.
said
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From this reading "Aye!" said Paddy, holding his jowl; "'tis what one gets for serving a gentleman.
saying
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From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
service
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From this reading 'Tis the service of a good truthful blackguard I'd be looking for, and that's true for me."
serving
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From this reading "Aye!" said Paddy, holding his jowl; "'tis what one gets for serving a gentleman.
success
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From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I came over here with papers--papers!" said I; and then I bethought me that I would take the papers and wave them in my hand.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Be quiet and mind what I tell you," I cried to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
that's
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From this reading 'Tis the service of a good truthful blackguard I'd be looking for, and that's true for me."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Tis the service of a good truthful blackguard I'd be looking for, and that's true for me."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I came over here with papers--papers!" said I; and then I bethought me that I would take the papers and wave them in my hand.
then
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From this reading I came over here with papers--papers!" said I; and then I bethought me that I would take the papers and wave them in my hand.
tis
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From this reading "Aye!" said Paddy, holding his jowl; "'tis what one gets for serving a gentleman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Be quiet and mind what I tell you," I cried to him.
true
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From this reading 'Tis the service of a good truthful blackguard I'd be looking for, and that's true for me."
truthful
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From this reading 'Tis the service of a good truthful blackguard I'd be looking for, and that's true for me."
uplifted
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From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
wave
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From this reading I came over here with papers--papers!" said I; and then I bethought me that I would take the papers and wave them in my hand.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Aye!" said Paddy, holding his jowl; "'tis what one gets for serving a gentleman.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
won't
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From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
world
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From this reading "I'm uplifted with my success in England, and I won't be hearing anything from you while I am saying that I am one of the grandest gentlemen in all the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I came over here with papers--papers!" said I; and then I bethought me that I would take the papers and wave them in my hand.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Be quiet and mind what I tell you," I cried to him.
