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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 I found this gentleman in a state of the utmost apprehension.
accident
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From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
agent
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From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
air
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From this reading The air was full of suspicion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
apprehension
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From this reading I found this gentleman in a state of the utmost apprehension.
arrived
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From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
assured
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From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
carried
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
coming
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
Company's
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From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
consider
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From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
dared
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From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
day's
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From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
distrust
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found this gentleman in a state of the utmost apprehension.
full
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From this reading The air was full of suspicion.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I found this gentleman in a state of the utmost apprehension.
going
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
house
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From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
infamous
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
JAFFIER'S
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From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
Lal
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
master
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
MEER
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From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
minion
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
Moon
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
Moorshedabad
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From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
Mr
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From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
Nabob
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From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
Nabob's
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
OATH
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From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
occasion
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From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
once
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From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
out
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
own
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From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
palace
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From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
person
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
present
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From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
purchase
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From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
reason
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
repaired
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From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
reports
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
spies
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
state
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From this reading I found this gentleman in a state of the utmost apprehension.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
suspicion
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From this reading The air was full of suspicion.
swarmed
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
there
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From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I found this gentleman in a state of the utmost apprehension.
threats
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From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
utmost
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From this reading I found this gentleman in a state of the utmost apprehension.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was full of suspicion.
watched
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From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
Watts
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From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Moorshedabad swarmed with the Nabob's spies, who watched the going in and coming out of every person whom their master had reason to distrust, and carried their reports to his infamous minion, Lal Moon.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _MEER JAFFIER'S OATH_ I arrived in Moorshedabad without accident, and at once repaired to the house of the Company's agent, Mr. Watts.
worth
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From this reading Mr. Watts assured me that he did not consider his own life to be worth a day's purchase, and the Nabob had uttered such threats against him on the last occasion of his going to the palace that he dared not present himself there again.
