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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 A PILLAR OF LIGHT.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
aproned
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
Benson
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From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
Carême
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
cigar
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
cockney
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
conversation
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From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.
cook
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
Dares
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From this reading “_White Wings_” Dares a Venture.
dined
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
e
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
eleven
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From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
engineer
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From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
fellow
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From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
Frenchman
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
humbug
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
inviting
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From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
la
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
Larry
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From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
LIGHT
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From this reading A PILLAR OF LIGHT.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
made
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
master
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
Merry
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
Needless
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From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.
night
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
o'clock
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From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PILLAR OF LIGHT.
off
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.
ook
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
oped
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
ordering
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From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
Perigord
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
PILLAR
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From this reading A PILLAR OF LIGHT.
pot
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
pretends
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
ragoût
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
say
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From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.
shade
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
solaced
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From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
supper
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From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
swore
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
table
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From this reading I solaced the good fellow by ordering supper at eleven o’clock, and inviting both Larry and Benson, our engineer, to my table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
topic
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From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.
truffe
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
ung
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
Venture
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From this reading “_White Wings_” Dares a Venture.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Needless to say that we had but one topic of conversation.
whisky-and-soda
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
White
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From this reading “_White Wings_” Dares a Venture.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
Wings
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From this reading “_White Wings_” Dares a Venture.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
à
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From this reading Merry, our little cockney cook—the aproned humbug pretends to be a Frenchman—swore that night by the shade of Carême that if ever he made a _ragoût à la truffe à Perigord_ again for a master who dined off whisky-and-soda and a cigar, “’e ’oped he would be ’ung on a pot-’ook.”
