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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 THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
acquaintance
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
agreeable
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
also
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From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
Arpasia
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
Audrey
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
Belvidera
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
Bob
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From this reading “She might offset that pretty jade Fenton at the Fields, eh, Bob?” said Cibber.
borrowed
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From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
bottle
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
bound
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
Burgundy
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From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
burst
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
Button's
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
chancing
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
Charles
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
Cibber
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
Colley
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
colonial
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
communication
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
company
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From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
compared
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From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
comrade
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
correspondent
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From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
crack
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
Darden's
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
dawned
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
day
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
days
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
Drury
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
eh
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From this reading “She might offset that pretty jade Fenton at the Fields, eh, Bob?” said Cibber.
eulogy
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
Fenton
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From this reading “She might offset that pretty jade Fenton at the Fields, eh, Bob?” said Cibber.
few
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
Fields
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From this reading “She might offset that pretty jade Fenton at the Fields, eh, Bob?” said Cibber.
five-page
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
frequenter
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
Golden
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
horizon
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
Horn
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
jade
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From this reading “She might offset that pretty jade Fenton at the Fields, eh, Bob?” said Cibber.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
Lane
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
later
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
latter's
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From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
Lee
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
letter
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
London
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
Lucy
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
man
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
man's
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From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
marvelously
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
matter
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From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She might offset that pretty jade Fenton at the Fields, eh, Bob?” said Cibber.
Monimia
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
Mr
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
notice
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From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
offset
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From this reading “She might offset that pretty jade Fenton at the Fields, eh, Bob?” said Cibber.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
Oxford
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
panegyric
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
parts
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
PLAYER
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
Plenty
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
pocket
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
pretty
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From this reading “She might offset that pretty jade Fenton at the Fields, eh, Bob?” said Cibber.
rake
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
read
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
recipient
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
remark
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
said
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From this reading “She might offset that pretty jade Fenton at the Fields, eh, Bob?” said Cibber.
sent
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She might offset that pretty jade Fenton at the Fields, eh, Bob?” said Cibber.
small
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
Stagg
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
theatre
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
there
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
Virginia
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
whereof
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
Wilks
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From this reading Cibber borrowed the letter, and the next day, in the company of Wilks and a bottle of Burgundy, compared it with that of Mr. Charles Stagg,--the latter’s correspondent having also brought the matter to the great man’s notice.
Williamsburgh
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From this reading THE PLAYER About this time, Mr. Charles Stagg, of the Williamsburgh theatre in Virginia, sent by the Horn of Plenty, bound for London, a long letter to an ancient comrade and player of small parts at Drury Lane.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
writer
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
writing
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
wrote
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From this reading The recipient of this communication, being a frequenter of Button’s, and chancing one day to crack a bottle there with Mr. Colley Cibber, drew from his pocket and read to that gentleman the eulogy of Darden’s Audrey, with the remark that the writer was an Oxford man and must know whereof he wrote.
young
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From this reading A few days later, young Mr. Lee, writing by the Golden Lucy to an agreeable rake of his acquaintance, burst into a five-page panegyric upon the Arpasia, the Belvidera, the Monimia, who had so marvelously dawned upon the colonial horizon.
