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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 He was in a soft bed, in a handsome room which he had never seen before.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
also
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From this reading Bright sunlight streamed through an open casement which let in also the music of birds.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
arranged
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From this reading Beside his bed lay his clothes, neatly arranged; his sword and dagger; and Master Holyday's puppet-play, which he had carried in his doublet.
bed
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From this reading He was in a soft bed, in a handsome room which he had never seen before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was in a soft bed, in a handsome room which he had never seen before.
BesideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside his bed lay his clothes, neatly arranged; his sword and dagger; and Master Holyday's puppet-play, which he had carried in his doublet.
birds
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From this reading Bright sunlight streamed through an open casement which let in also the music of birds.
Bright
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From this reading Bright sunlight streamed through an open casement which let in also the music of birds.
came
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From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTAIN FORSWEARS SWAGGERING.
carried
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From this reading Beside his bed lay his clothes, neatly arranged; his sword and dagger; and Master Holyday's puppet-play, which he had carried in his doublet.
casement
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From this reading Bright sunlight streamed through an open casement which let in also the music of birds.
clothes
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From this reading Beside his bed lay his clothes, neatly arranged; his sword and dagger; and Master Holyday's puppet-play, which he had carried in his doublet.
daggernounUS /ˈdæɡ.ər/
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading Beside his bed lay his clothes, neatly arranged; his sword and dagger; and Master Holyday's puppet-play, which he had carried in his doublet.
doublet
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From this reading Beside his bed lay his clothes, neatly arranged; his sword and dagger; and Master Holyday's puppet-play, which he had carried in his doublet.
end
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From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
fancies
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From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
floor
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From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
follies
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From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
FORSWEARS
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN FORSWEARS SWAGGERING.
gazed
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From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was in a soft bed, in a handsome room which he had never seen before.
hall
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From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was in a soft bed, in a handsome room which he had never seen before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
Holyday's
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From this reading Beside his bed lay his clothes, neatly arranged; his sword and dagger; and Master Holyday's puppet-play, which he had carried in his doublet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
lay
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From this reading Beside his bed lay his clothes, neatly arranged; his sword and dagger; and Master Holyday's puppet-play, which he had carried in his doublet.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Bright sunlight streamed through an open casement which let in also the music of birds.
losing
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From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
Master
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From this reading Beside his bed lay his clothes, neatly arranged; his sword and dagger; and Master Holyday's puppet-play, which he had carried in his doublet.
Money
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From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
music
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From this reading Bright sunlight streamed through an open casement which let in also the music of birds.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
neatly
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From this reading Beside his bed lay his clothes, neatly arranged; his sword and dagger; and Master Holyday's puppet-play, which he had carried in his doublet.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was in a soft bed, in a handsome room which he had never seen before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Bright sunlight streamed through an open casement which let in also the music of birds.
puppet-play
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From this reading Beside his bed lay his clothes, neatly arranged; his sword and dagger; and Master Holyday's puppet-play, which he had carried in his doublet.
Ravenshaw
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From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
room
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From this reading He was in a soft bed, in a handsome room which he had never seen before.
seen
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From this reading He was in a soft bed, in a handsome room which he had never seen before.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
soft
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From this reading He was in a soft bed, in a handsome room which he had never seen before.
streamed
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From this reading Bright sunlight streamed through an open casement which let in also the music of birds.
sunlight
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From this reading Bright sunlight streamed through an open casement which let in also the music of birds.
SWAGGERING
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From this reading THE CAPTAIN FORSWEARS SWAGGERING.
sword
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From this reading Beside his bed lay his clothes, neatly arranged; his sword and dagger; and Master Holyday's puppet-play, which he had carried in his doublet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTAIN FORSWEARS SWAGGERING.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bright sunlight streamed through an open casement which let in also the music of birds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in a soft bed, in a handsome room which he had never seen before.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was in a soft bed, in a handsome room which he had never seen before.
Wit
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From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
wonder
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From this reading "My follies and my fancies have an end here."--_Wit without Money._ When Ravenshaw came to his senses, after losing them on the floor of the hall, he gazed around in wonder.
