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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 A WRECK.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
actors
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A week or so after the events related in the last chapter.
Albion
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
alcohol
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From this reading At a glance, you can see that he is a wreck--a gentleman who has become the slave of alcohol.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
become
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From this reading At a glance, you can see that he is a wreck--a gentleman who has become the slave of alcohol.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading At a glance, you can see that he is a wreck--a gentleman who has become the slave of alcohol.
chapter
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From this reading A week or so after the events related in the last chapter.
cigar
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From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
close
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
drinking
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From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
Drury
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
events
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From this reading A week or so after the events related in the last chapter.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At a glance, you can see that he is a wreck--a gentleman who has become the slave of alcohol.
glance
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From this reading At a glance, you can see that he is a wreck--a gentleman who has become the slave of alcohol.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At a glance, you can see that he is a wreck--a gentleman who has become the slave of alcohol.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
hour
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week or so after the events related in the last chapter.
interior
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week or so after the events related in the last chapter.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
male
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
man
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From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
moodily
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From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
near
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
Old
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
opera
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A week or so after the events related in the last chapter.
others
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
play
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
related
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From this reading A week or so after the events related in the last chapter.
scene
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
see
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From this reading At a glance, you can see that he is a wreck--a gentleman who has become the slave of alcohol.
sex
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
sitting
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From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
slave
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From this reading At a glance, you can see that he is a wreck--a gentleman who has become the slave of alcohol.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A week or so after the events related in the last chapter.
sup
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
table
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From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
takes
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From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
tavern
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At a glance, you can see that he is a wreck--a gentleman who has become the slave of alcohol.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week or so after the events related in the last chapter.
theatres
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
very
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From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
water
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From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
week
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From this reading A week or so after the events related in the last chapter.
well-known
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
whisky
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From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At a glance, you can see that he is a wreck--a gentleman who has become the slave of alcohol.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At a table is a man sitting by himself, moodily drinking whisky--which he takes with very little water--and smoking cigar after cigar.
wont
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From this reading It is about the hour when the theatres close, and the scene is the interior of the Albion--the well-known tavern near Old Drury, where actors and others of the male sex are wont to sup, after the play and opera are over.
WRECK
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From this reading A WRECK.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At a glance, you can see that he is a wreck--a gentleman who has become the slave of alcohol.
