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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 “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
Amsterdam
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “But over there they winked and chuckled at the judge, and they do the same in Havana at us.”
backwards
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From this reading “We’re backwards hereabouts,” O’Brien jeered.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of course I had heard of it; everybody had; but it had been some years before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Of course I had heard of it; everybody had; but it had been some years before.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Suddenly from behind us the voice of the young girl said, “Of what do you discourse, my English cousin?”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course I had heard of it; everybody had; but it had been some years before.
Chief
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
chuckled
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From this reading “But over there they winked and chuckled at the judge, and they do the same in Havana at us.”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I had heard of it; everybody had; but it had been some years before.
cousin
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From this reading Suddenly from behind us the voice of the young girl said, “Of what do you discourse, my English cousin?”
discourse
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From this reading Suddenly from behind us the voice of the young girl said, “Of what do you discourse, my English cousin?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But over there they winked and chuckled at the judge, and they do the same in Havana at us.”
earned
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
Edinb'ro
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
English
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From this reading Suddenly from behind us the voice of the young girl said, “Of what do you discourse, my English cousin?”
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Of course I had heard of it; everybody had; but it had been some years before.
father
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly from behind us the voice of the young girl said, “Of what do you discourse, my English cousin?”
girl
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From this reading Suddenly from behind us the voice of the young girl said, “Of what do you discourse, my English cousin?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course I had heard of it; everybody had; but it had been some years before.
Havana
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From this reading “But over there they winked and chuckled at the judge, and they do the same in Havana at us.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
heard
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
hereabouts
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From this reading “We’re backwards hereabouts,” O’Brien jeered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course I had heard of it; everybody had; but it had been some years before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course I had heard of it; everybody had; but it had been some years before.
jeered
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From this reading “We’re backwards hereabouts,” O’Brien jeered.
judge
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From this reading “But over there they winked and chuckled at the judge, and they do the same in Havana at us.”
Justice
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
money
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Suddenly from behind us the voice of the young girl said, “Of what do you discourse, my English cousin?”
O'Brien
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From this reading “We’re backwards hereabouts,” O’Brien jeered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “But over there they winked and chuckled at the judge, and they do the same in Havana at us.”
paid
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
rum
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
run
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
said
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From this reading Suddenly from behind us the voice of the young girl said, “Of what do you discourse, my English cousin?”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But over there they winked and chuckled at the judge, and they do the same in Havana at us.”
Scotch
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
seat
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
silks
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
some
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From this reading Of course I had heard of it; everybody had; but it had been some years before.
son
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
spent
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly from behind us the voice of the young girl said, “Of what do you discourse, my English cousin?”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
there
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From this reading “But over there they winked and chuckled at the judge, and they do the same in Havana at us.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But over there they winked and chuckled at the judge, and they do the same in Havana at us.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But over there they winked and chuckled at the judge, and they do the same in Havana at us.”
voice
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From this reading Suddenly from behind us the voice of the young girl said, “Of what do you discourse, my English cousin?”
We're
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From this reading “We’re backwards hereabouts,” O’Brien jeered.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Suddenly from behind us the voice of the young girl said, “Of what do you discourse, my English cousin?”
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
winked
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From this reading “But over there they winked and chuckled at the judge, and they do the same in Havana at us.”
years
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From this reading Of course I had heard of it; everybody had; but it had been some years before.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suddenly from behind us the voice of the young girl said, “Of what do you discourse, my English cousin?”
You'll
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From this reading “You’ll have heard tell of a Scotch Chief Justice whose son spent in Amsterdam the money his father earned on the justice seat in Edinb’ro’--money paid for rum and run silks ...”
young
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From this reading Suddenly from behind us the voice of the young girl said, “Of what do you discourse, my English cousin?”
