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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 “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
all
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From this reading But I soon changed all that.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “‘Gentlemen,’ said I, ‘are you aware whom you are playing with?’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
aware
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From this reading “‘Gentlemen,’ said I, ‘are you aware whom you are playing with?’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was settling down for his harvest, and a rich one it would have been.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I soon changed all that.
card
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From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
carrying
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From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
changed
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From this reading But I soon changed all that.
down
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From this reading He was settling down for his harvest, and a rich one it would have been.
empty
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From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
Europe
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From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
fellow-traveller
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From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
fellows
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From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
full
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From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
game
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From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Gentlemen,’ said I, ‘are you aware whom you are playing with?’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
half-a-dozen
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From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
harvest
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From this reading He was settling down for his harvest, and a rich one it would have been.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was settling down for his harvest, and a rich one it would have been.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was settling down for his harvest, and a rich one it would have been.
head
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From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was settling down for his harvest, and a rich one it would have been.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
MacCoy
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From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
night
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From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was settling down for his harvest, and a rich one it would have been.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
playing
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From this reading “‘Gentlemen,’ said I, ‘are you aware whom you are playing with?’
purses
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From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
rich
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From this reading He was settling down for his harvest, and a rich one it would have been.
said
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From this reading “‘Gentlemen,’ said I, ‘are you aware whom you are playing with?’
satisfaction
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From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
settling
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From this reading He was settling down for his harvest, and a rich one it would have been.
skulls
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From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
smoking-room
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From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
soon
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From this reading But I soon changed all that.
Sparrow
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From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
spoiling
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From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
steamship
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From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
table
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From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I soon changed all that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
very
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From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
voyage
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From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “‘Gentlemen,’ said I, ‘are you aware whom you are playing with?’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I was a fellow-traveller, on the steamship, with Sparrow MacCoy, and at least I had the satisfaction of spoiling his little game for the voyage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was settling down for his harvest, and a rich one it would have been.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Gentlemen,’ said I, ‘are you aware whom you are playing with?’
young
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From this reading The very first night I went into the smoking-room, and found him at the head of a card table, with half-a-dozen young fellows who were carrying their full purses and their empty skulls over to Europe.
