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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 "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
all
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
begun
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
chair
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
couldn't
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From this reading Lemon was took with him, and couldn't keep his eyes off him.
cribbage
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
DEVLIN
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From this reading DEVLIN PERFORMS SOME WONDERFUL TRICKS, FASCINATES MR.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
down
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
droring
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
eyes
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From this reading Lemon was took with him, and couldn't keep his eyes off him.
FANNY
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From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
FASCINATES
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From this reading DEVLIN PERFORMS SOME WONDERFUL TRICKS, FASCINATES MR.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
game
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
ha'penny
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
he'd
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
hour
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From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
keep
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From this reading Lemon was took with him, and couldn't keep his eyes off him.
known
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
leave
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
LEMON
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From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
MR
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From this reading DEVLIN PERFORMS SOME WONDERFUL TRICKS, FASCINATES MR.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
night
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
off
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From this reading Lemon was took with him, and couldn't keep his eyes off him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
other
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From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
people
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From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
PERFORMS
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From this reading DEVLIN PERFORMS SOME WONDERFUL TRICKS, FASCINATES MR.
regular
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
room
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
seens
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From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
setting
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
sir
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From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
SOME
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From this reading DEVLIN PERFORMS SOME WONDERFUL TRICKS, FASCINATES MR.
SOUL
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From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
STRIKES
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From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
table
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
talk
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
TERROR
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From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
tire
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From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LEMON, AND STRIKES TERROR TO THE SOUL OF FANNY LEMON.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lemon was took with him, and couldn't keep his eyes off him.
TRICKS
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From this reading DEVLIN PERFORMS SOME WONDERFUL TRICKS, FASCINATES MR.
up
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
very
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From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading And he can talk, sir, by the hour, and it never seens to tire him, whatever it does with other people.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
WONDERFULnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DEVLIN PERFORMS SOME WONDERFUL TRICKS, FASCINATES MR.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That very night Mr. Devlin come down to this room, without 'with your leave or by your leave,' where Lemon and me was setting, having our regular game of cribbage for a ha'penny a game, and droring a chair up to the table, he begun to talk as though he'd known us all his life.
