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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 SCENE.--_Interior of a fashionable Hell at the West-end of the Town; a large looking-glass in the flat._ _Enter_ GROOM PORTER _and_ MARKERS.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
already
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From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading TOM AND JERRY AMONG THE “SWELL BROAD COVES.”
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOM AND JERRY AMONG THE “SWELL BROAD COVES.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
begin
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From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
blacklegs
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
BROAD
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From this reading TOM AND JERRY AMONG THE “SWELL BROAD COVES.”
bustle
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From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
cleverly
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From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
Come
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From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
COVES
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From this reading TOM AND JERRY AMONG THE “SWELL BROAD COVES.”
delighted
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From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
dine
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
Enter
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From this reading SCENE.--_Interior of a fashionable Hell at the West-end of the Town; a large looking-glass in the flat._ _Enter_ GROOM PORTER _and_ MARKERS.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
fashionable
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From this reading SCENE.--_Interior of a fashionable Hell at the West-end of the Town; a large looking-glass in the flat._ _Enter_ GROOM PORTER _and_ MARKERS.
feel
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
first
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From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
Five
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From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
flat
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From this reading SCENE.--_Interior of a fashionable Hell at the West-end of the Town; a large looking-glass in the flat._ _Enter_ GROOM PORTER _and_ MARKERS.
flats
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flushed
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
following
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From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
found
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From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
G
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From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
Gaming
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
gammon
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
Greeks
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From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
GROOM
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From this reading SCENE.--_Interior of a fashionable Hell at the West-end of the Town; a large looking-glass in the flat._ _Enter_ GROOM PORTER _and_ MARKERS.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
Hell
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From this reading SCENE.--_Interior of a fashionable Hell at the West-end of the Town; a large looking-glass in the flat._ _Enter_ GROOM PORTER _and_ MARKERS.
here
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From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SCENE.--_Interior of a fashionable Hell at the West-end of the Town; a large looking-glass in the flat._ _Enter_ GROOM PORTER _and_ MARKERS.
Interior
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From this reading SCENE.--_Interior of a fashionable Hell at the West-end of the Town; a large looking-glass in the flat._ _Enter_ GROOM PORTER _and_ MARKERS.
James's
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
JERRY
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From this reading TOM AND JERRY AMONG THE “SWELL BROAD COVES.”
lads
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From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
large
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From this reading SCENE.--_Interior of a fashionable Hell at the West-end of the Town; a large looking-glass in the flat._ _Enter_ GROOM PORTER _and_ MARKERS.
lighted
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From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
long
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From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
looking-glass
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From this reading SCENE.--_Interior of a fashionable Hell at the West-end of the Town; a large looking-glass in the flat._ _Enter_ GROOM PORTER _and_ MARKERS.
MARKERS
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From this reading SCENE.--_Interior of a fashionable Hell at the West-end of the Town; a large looking-glass in the flat._ _Enter_ GROOM PORTER _and_ MARKERS.
morning
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From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
most
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From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
nearly
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From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
new
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
next
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From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
often
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
Pigeons
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From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
play
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From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
pockets
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
PORTER
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From this reading SCENE.--_Interior of a fashionable Hell at the West-end of the Town; a large looking-glass in the flat._ _Enter_ GROOM PORTER _and_ MARKERS.
Pounds
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From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
presently
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
purse
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From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
reel
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
SCENE
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From this reading SCENE.--_Interior of a fashionable Hell at the West-end of the Town; a large looking-glass in the flat._ _Enter_ GROOM PORTER _and_ MARKERS.
sharps
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
some
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From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
soon
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From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
St
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
Success
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From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
SWELL
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From this reading TOM AND JERRY AMONG THE “SWELL BROAD COVES.”
Tables
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOM AND JERRY AMONG THE “SWELL BROAD COVES.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
Thousand
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From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
TOM
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From this reading TOM AND JERRY AMONG THE “SWELL BROAD COVES.”
Town
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From this reading SCENE.--_Interior of a fashionable Hell at the West-end of the Town; a large looking-glass in the flat._ _Enter_ GROOM PORTER _and_ MARKERS.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Success at first Jerry delighted, But ere the next morning he found That his purse was most cleverly lighted Of nearly Five Thousand Pounds.
West-end
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From this reading SCENE.--_Interior of a fashionable Hell at the West-end of the Town; a large looking-glass in the flat._ _Enter_ GROOM PORTER _and_ MARKERS.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _G. Porter._ Come, lads, bustle about; play will soon begin--some of the Pigeons are here already, the Greeks will not be long following.
wine
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From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At St. James’s they dine, when, flushed with new wine, To the Gaming Tables they reel, Where blacklegs and sharps, often gammon the flats, As their pockets do presently feel.
