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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 "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With him were some young gentlemen, at whose cost he had been drinking throughout the afternoon.
anecdotes
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From this reading For their bounty, he had paid with the satirical conversation for which he was famed, as well as with richly embellished anecdotes of his campaigns.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For their bounty, he had paid with the satirical conversation for which he was famed, as well as with richly embellished anecdotes of his campaigns.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With him were some young gentlemen, at whose cost he had been drinking throughout the afternoon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With him were some young gentlemen, at whose cost he had been drinking throughout the afternoon.
bounty
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From this reading For their bounty, he had paid with the satirical conversation for which he was famed, as well as with richly embellished anecdotes of his campaigns.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
campaigns
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From this reading For their bounty, he had paid with the satirical conversation for which he was famed, as well as with richly embellished anecdotes of his campaigns.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
chamber
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From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
Changeling
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
company
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From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
conversation
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From this reading For their bounty, he had paid with the satirical conversation for which he was famed, as well as with richly embellished anecdotes of his campaigns.
cost
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From this reading With him were some young gentlemen, at whose cost he had been drinking throughout the afternoon.
curfew
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
DESPERATE
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From this reading MEN OF DESPERATE FORTUNES.
drinking
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From this reading With him were some young gentlemen, at whose cost he had been drinking throughout the afternoon.
embellished
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From this reading For their bounty, he had paid with the satirical conversation for which he was famed, as well as with richly embellished anecdotes of his campaigns.
evening
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From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
famed
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From this reading For their bounty, he had paid with the satirical conversation for which he was famed, as well as with richly embellished anecdotes of his campaigns.
fate
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For their bounty, he had paid with the satirical conversation for which he was famed, as well as with richly embellished anecdotes of his campaigns.
FORTUNES
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From this reading MEN OF DESPERATE FORTUNES.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
front
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
gallant
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From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With him were some young gentlemen, at whose cost he had been drinking throughout the afternoon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With him were some young gentlemen, at whose cost he had been drinking throughout the afternoon.
hard
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With him were some young gentlemen, at whose cost he had been drinking throughout the afternoon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With him were some young gentlemen, at whose cost he had been drinking throughout the afternoon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For their bounty, he had paid with the satirical conversation for which he was famed, as well as with richly embellished anecdotes of his campaigns.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
Jewry
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
joined
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From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
Late
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From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
MEN
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From this reading MEN OF DESPERATE FORTUNES.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MEN OF DESPERATE FORTUNES.
Old
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
out
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
paid
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From this reading For their bounty, he had paid with the satirical conversation for which he was famed, as well as with richly embellished anecdotes of his campaigns.
past
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
previously
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From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
quantity
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From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
Ravenshaw
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
Rhenish
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From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
richly
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From this reading For their bounty, he had paid with the satirical conversation for which he was famed, as well as with richly embellished anecdotes of his campaigns.
room
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
satirical
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From this reading For their bounty, he had paid with the satirical conversation for which he was famed, as well as with richly embellished anecdotes of his campaigns.
sent
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From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
servitude
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
some
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From this reading With him were some young gentlemen, at whose cost he had been drinking throughout the afternoon.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
tarried
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
tavern
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
th
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For their bounty, he had paid with the satirical conversation for which he was famed, as well as with richly embellished anecdotes of his campaigns.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading With him were some young gentlemen, at whose cost he had been drinking throughout the afternoon.
thrust
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
tumbled
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
well
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From this reading For their bounty, he had paid with the satirical conversation for which he was famed, as well as with richly embellished anecdotes of his campaigns.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With him were some young gentlemen, at whose cost he had been drinking throughout the afternoon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For their bounty, he had paid with the satirical conversation for which he was famed, as well as with richly embellished anecdotes of his campaigns.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading With him were some young gentlemen, at whose cost he had been drinking throughout the afternoon.
Windmill
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
wine
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From this reading Late in the evening, the company had been joined by a young gallant who had previously sent them, from another chamber, a quantity of Rhenish wine.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With him were some young gentlemen, at whose cost he had been drinking throughout the afternoon.
world
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From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Though my hard fate has thrust me out to servitude, I tumbled into th' world a gentleman."--_The Changeling._ It was long past curfew, yet Captain Ravenshaw still tarried in the front room of the Windmill tavern, in the Old Jewry.
young
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From this reading With him were some young gentlemen, at whose cost he had been drinking throughout the afternoon.
