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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 honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
all
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
applications
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From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
arm
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From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
bed
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From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
borough
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From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
came
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
doubt
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From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
effect
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
election
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
enjoy
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From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
fashion
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From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
five-pound-note
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
given
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
half-a-crown
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
hard
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From this reading The landlord of the Percy Standard was on such occasions very hard upon him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
honour
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From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
HORSELEECHES
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From this reading HORSELEECHES.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
landlord
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From this reading The landlord of the Percy Standard was on such occasions very hard upon him.
made
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From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
man
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
many
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From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
means
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From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
messages
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
money
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From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
notes
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
now
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
occasions
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From this reading The landlord of the Percy Standard was on such occasions very hard upon him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The landlord of the Percy Standard was on such occasions very hard upon him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
Parliament
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From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
Percy
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From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
Percycross
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From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
pleasure
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From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
representing
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From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
Sir
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From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
some
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
Spicer
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
Spiveycomb
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
Standard
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From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
starving
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The landlord of the Percy Standard was on such occasions very hard upon him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
Thomas
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From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
Trigger
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
unalloyed
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From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The landlord of the Percy Standard was on such occasions very hard upon him.
very
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From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
wanted
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The honour of representing the borough of Percycross in Parliament was very great, and Sir Thomas, no doubt, did enjoy it after a fashion; but it was by no means an unalloyed pleasure.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading While he was still in bed with his broken arm at the Percy Standard, many applications for money had been made to him.
wretch
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From this reading This man wanted a sovereign, that man a five-pound-note, and some poor starving wretch a half-a-crown; and they all came to him with notes from Trigger, or messages from Spicer or Spiveycomb, to the effect that as the election was now over, the money ought to be given.
