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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 "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
advantages
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
ahead
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
any
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From this reading So go to your beds at once, the two of you, if there's any drinking to be done, troth it's myself that'll attend to it."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
ask
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
attend
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From this reading So go to your beds at once, the two of you, if there's any drinking to be done, troth it's myself that'll attend to it."
back
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
beds
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From this reading So go to your beds at once, the two of you, if there's any drinking to be done, troth it's myself that'll attend to it."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
bill
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
bold
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
bottle
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From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
broke
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
business
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
called
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From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
clear
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
colour
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
critical
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So go to your beds at once, the two of you, if there's any drinking to be done, troth it's myself that'll attend to it."
down
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From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
drinking
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
drove
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From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
exchange
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
exhilarating
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From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
father
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
final
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From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
flutter
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
frequented
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
front
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
gave
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From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
getting
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
go
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From this reading So go to your beds at once, the two of you, if there's any drinking to be done, troth it's myself that'll attend to it."
gold
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
head
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
head's
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
heads
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
house
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So go to your beds at once, the two of you, if there's any drinking to be done, troth it's myself that'll attend to it."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
ink
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
instructions
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From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
it's
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From this reading So go to your beds at once, the two of you, if there's any drinking to be done, troth it's myself that'll attend to it."
just
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
lads
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From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
merrily
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
moment
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
money
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From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading So go to your beds at once, the two of you, if there's any drinking to be done, troth it's myself that'll attend to it."
night
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From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
nobility
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
Now
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
once
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From this reading So go to your beds at once, the two of you, if there's any drinking to be done, troth it's myself that'll attend to it."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
out
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From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
paper
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
pay
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From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
public
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
rogues
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
room
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From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
said
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
sat
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From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
Saturday
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From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
say
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
see
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
servants
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
show
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So go to your beds at once, the two of you, if there's any drinking to be done, troth it's myself that'll attend to it."
streets
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
that'll
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From this reading So go to your beds at once, the two of you, if there's any drinking to be done, troth it's myself that'll attend to it."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
there
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
there's
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From this reading So go to your beds at once, the two of you, if there's any drinking to be done, troth it's myself that'll attend to it."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Saturday night I called the lads to my room and gave them their final instructions.
transacted
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
trapesing
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
troth
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From this reading So go to your beds at once, the two of you, if there's any drinking to be done, troth it's myself that'll attend to it."
two
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
used
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
week
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From this reading It is one of the advantages of a public house frequented by the nobility that if you come to it with a bold front, and one or two servants behind your back, you have at least a clear week ahead before they flutter the show of a bill at you and ask to see the colour of your gold in exchange for their ink and paper.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading With that I drove them out and sat down to an exhilarating bottle, without ever a thought of where the money was to come from to pay for it.
worth
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From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, you rogues," said I to them, "let there be no drinking this night, and no trapesing of the streets, getting your heads broke just at the critical moment; for, as my father used to say, although a broken head is merrily come by, a clear head's worth two of it when business is to be transacted.
