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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 “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
adventures
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
Algernon
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From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
any
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From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
black
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From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
Calvert
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cannot
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chapter
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clue
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conceive
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From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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dear
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Drayton
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earth
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England
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English
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enough
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event
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exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
fellow
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following
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
Hindostanee
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
hour
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From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
how
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From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
kinsman
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From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
knew
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From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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letter
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From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
map
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From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
modesty
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
muster
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From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
natural
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near
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From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
other
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From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
overjoyed
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From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
run
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From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
Scarborough
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scrupled
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From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
some
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suggested
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talk
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It must have, however, been his near kinsman-- the other ‘black gentleman’--suggested Scarborough to him; and, to this hour, I cannot conceive how he found you.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
three
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
Villa
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From this reading “The Villa.
vocabulary
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
weeks
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From this reading THE following letter from Calvert to Drayton was written about three weeks after the event of our last chapter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am overjoyed to hear that you could muster enough Hindostanee to talk with him, and hear some of those adventures which my natural modesty might have scrupled to tell you.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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word
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From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
written
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear Algernon,--I knew my black fellow would run you to earth, though he had not a word of English in his vocabulary, nor any clue to you except your name and a map of England.
