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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 Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As regarded the eating and drinking he dined alone, but his wife sat with him and waited on him, having sent the servant out of the room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
Apollinaris
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From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Then you are Prime Minister."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No man more easily satisfied as to what he eat and drank lived in London in those days.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
beefsteak
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From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
best
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From this reading "I have told her Majesty that I would do the best I could," said the Duke.
breakfast-room
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From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As regarded the eating and drinking he dined alone, but his wife sat with him and waited on him, having sent the servant out of the room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I have told her Majesty that I would do the best I could," said the Duke.
days
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From this reading No man more easily satisfied as to what he eat and drank lived in London in those days.
dined
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From this reading As regarded the eating and drinking he dined alone, but his wife sat with him and waited on him, having sent the servant out of the room.
dinner
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From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I have told her Majesty that I would do the best I could," said the Duke.
drank
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From this reading No man more easily satisfied as to what he eat and drank lived in London in those days.
drinking
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From this reading As regarded the eating and drinking he dined alone, but his wife sat with him and waited on him, having sent the servant out of the room.
Duke
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From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
easily
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From this reading No man more easily satisfied as to what he eat and drank lived in London in those days.
eat
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From this reading No man more easily satisfied as to what he eat and drank lived in London in those days.
eating
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From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
Friend
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From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
glass
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From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have told her Majesty that I would do the best I could," said the Duke.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading As regarded the eating and drinking he dined alone, but his wife sat with him and waited on him, having sent the servant out of the room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No man more easily satisfied as to what he eat and drank lived in London in those days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have told her Majesty that I would do the best I could," said the Duke.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As regarded the eating and drinking he dined alone, but his wife sat with him and waited on him, having sent the servant out of the room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have told her Majesty that I would do the best I could," said the Duke.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
lived
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From this reading No man more easily satisfied as to what he eat and drank lived in London in those days.
London
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From this reading No man more easily satisfied as to what he eat and drank lived in London in those days.
Majesty
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From this reading "I have told her Majesty that I would do the best I could," said the Duke.
man
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From this reading No man more easily satisfied as to what he eat and drank lived in London in those days.
Minister
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From this reading "Then you are Prime Minister."
more
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From this reading No man more easily satisfied as to what he eat and drank lived in London in those days.
nine
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From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No man more easily satisfied as to what he eat and drank lived in London in those days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
Old
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From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As regarded the eating and drinking he dined alone, but his wife sat with him and waited on him, having sent the servant out of the room.
out
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From this reading As regarded the eating and drinking he dined alone, but his wife sat with him and waited on him, having sent the servant out of the room.
potato
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From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
Prime
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From this reading "Then you are Prime Minister."
regarded
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From this reading As regarded the eating and drinking he dined alone, but his wife sat with him and waited on him, having sent the servant out of the room.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
room
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From this reading As regarded the eating and drinking he dined alone, but his wife sat with him and waited on him, having sent the servant out of the room.
said
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From this reading "I have told her Majesty that I would do the best I could," said the Duke.
sat
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From this reading As regarded the eating and drinking he dined alone, but his wife sat with him and waited on him, having sent the servant out of the room.
satisfied
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From this reading No man more easily satisfied as to what he eat and drank lived in London in those days.
sent
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From this reading As regarded the eating and drinking he dined alone, but his wife sat with him and waited on him, having sent the servant out of the room.
servant
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From this reading As regarded the eating and drinking he dined alone, but his wife sat with him and waited on him, having sent the servant out of the room.
sherry
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From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
simple
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From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have told her Majesty that I would do the best I could," said the Duke.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
Then
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From this reading "Then you are Prime Minister."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading No man more easily satisfied as to what he eat and drank lived in London in those days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No man more easily satisfied as to what he eat and drank lived in London in those days.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have told her Majesty that I would do the best I could," said the Duke.
very
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From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
waited
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From this reading As regarded the eating and drinking he dined alone, but his wife sat with him and waited on him, having sent the servant out of the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
water
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From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No man more easily satisfied as to what he eat and drank lived in London in those days.
wife
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From this reading As regarded the eating and drinking he dined alone, but his wife sat with him and waited on him, having sent the servant out of the room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Another Old Friend At about nine the Duke had returned, and was eating his very simple dinner in the breakfast-room,--a beefsteak and a potato, with a glass of sherry and Apollinaris water.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I have told her Majesty that I would do the best I could," said the Duke.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you are Prime Minister."
