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The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard
The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard

Chapter I

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Containing a Particular Account of His Many Robberies and Escapes, _Viz_.
His robbing the Shop of Mr. _Bains_ in White-Horse-Yard of 24 Yards of Fustian.
Of his breaking and entering the House of the said Mr. _Bains_, and stealing in Goods and Money to the Value of 20 l.
Of his robbing the House of Mr. _Charles_ in _May Fair_ of Money, Rings, Plate, &c to the Value of 30 l.
Of his robbing the House of Mrs. _Cook_ in _Clare-Market,_ along with his pretended Wife, and his Brother, to the Value of between 50 and 60 l.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The History of the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard

Chapter I

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Containing a Particular Account of His Many Robberies and Escapes, _Viz_.
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His robbing the Shop of Mr. _Bains_ in White-Horse-Yard of 24 Yards of Fustian.
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Of his breaking and entering the House of the said Mr. _Bains_, and stealing in Goods and Money to the Value of 20 l.
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Of his robbing the House of Mr. _Charles_ in _May Fair_ of Money, Rings, Plate, &c to the Value of 30 l.
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Of his robbing the House of Mrs. _Cook_ in _Clare-Market,_ along with his pretended Wife, and his Brother, to the Value of between 50 and 60 l.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “Of his robbing the House of Mrs. _Cook_ in _Clare-Market,_ along with his pretended Wife, and his Brother, to the Value of between 50 and 60 l.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “Of his robbing the House of Mrs. _Cook_ in _Clare-Market,_ along with his pretended Wife, and his Brother, to the Value of between 50 and 60 l.”

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

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20

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From this reading Of his breaking and entering the House of the said Mr. _Bains_, and stealing in Goods and Money to the Value of 20 l.

24

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From this reading His robbing the Shop of Mr. _Bains_ in White-Horse-Yard of 24 Yards of Fustian.

30

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From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mr. _Charles_ in _May Fair_ of Money, Rings, Plate, &c to the Value of 30 l.

50

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From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mrs. _Cook_ in _Clare-Market,_ along with his pretended Wife, and his Brother, to the Value of between 50 and 60 l.

60

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From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mrs. _Cook_ in _Clare-Market,_ along with his pretended Wife, and his Brother, to the Value of between 50 and 60 l.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Containing a Particular Account of His Many Robberies and Escapes, _Viz_.

Account

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From this reading Containing a Particular Account of His Many Robberies and Escapes, _Viz_.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mrs. _Cook_ in _Clare-Market,_ along with his pretended Wife, and his Brother, to the Value of between 50 and 60 l.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Containing a Particular Account of His Many Robberies and Escapes, _Viz_.

Bains

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From this reading His robbing the Shop of Mr. _Bains_ in White-Horse-Yard of 24 Yards of Fustian.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mrs. _Cook_ in _Clare-Market,_ along with his pretended Wife, and his Brother, to the Value of between 50 and 60 l.

breaking

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From this reading Of his breaking and entering the House of the said Mr. _Bains_, and stealing in Goods and Money to the Value of 20 l.

Brother

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From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mrs. _Cook_ in _Clare-Market,_ along with his pretended Wife, and his Brother, to the Value of between 50 and 60 l.

c

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From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mr. _Charles_ in _May Fair_ of Money, Rings, Plate, &c to the Value of 30 l.

Charles

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From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mr. _Charles_ in _May Fair_ of Money, Rings, Plate, &c to the Value of 30 l.

Clare-Market

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From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mrs. _Cook_ in _Clare-Market,_ along with his pretended Wife, and his Brother, to the Value of between 50 and 60 l.

Containing

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From this reading Containing a Particular Account of His Many Robberies and Escapes, _Viz_.

Cook

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From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mrs. _Cook_ in _Clare-Market,_ along with his pretended Wife, and his Brother, to the Value of between 50 and 60 l.

entering

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From this reading Of his breaking and entering the House of the said Mr. _Bains_, and stealing in Goods and Money to the Value of 20 l.

Escapes

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From this reading Containing a Particular Account of His Many Robberies and Escapes, _Viz_.

FairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mr. _Charles_ in _May Fair_ of Money, Rings, Plate, &c to the Value of 30 l.

Fustian

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From this reading His robbing the Shop of Mr. _Bains_ in White-Horse-Yard of 24 Yards of Fustian.

Goods

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From this reading Of his breaking and entering the House of the said Mr. _Bains_, and stealing in Goods and Money to the Value of 20 l.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Containing a Particular Account of His Many Robberies and Escapes, _Viz_.

House

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From this reading Of his breaking and entering the House of the said Mr. _Bains_, and stealing in Goods and Money to the Value of 20 l.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading His robbing the Shop of Mr. _Bains_ in White-Horse-Yard of 24 Yards of Fustian.

l

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From this reading Of his breaking and entering the House of the said Mr. _Bains_, and stealing in Goods and Money to the Value of 20 l.

Many

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From this reading Containing a Particular Account of His Many Robberies and Escapes, _Viz_.

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mr. _Charles_ in _May Fair_ of Money, Rings, Plate, &c to the Value of 30 l.

Money

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From this reading Of his breaking and entering the House of the said Mr. _Bains_, and stealing in Goods and Money to the Value of 20 l.

Mr

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From this reading His robbing the Shop of Mr. _Bains_ in White-Horse-Yard of 24 Yards of Fustian.

Mrs

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From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mrs. _Cook_ in _Clare-Market,_ along with his pretended Wife, and his Brother, to the Value of between 50 and 60 l.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Containing a Particular Account of His Many Robberies and Escapes, _Viz_.

Particular

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From this reading Containing a Particular Account of His Many Robberies and Escapes, _Viz_.

Plate

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From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mr. _Charles_ in _May Fair_ of Money, Rings, Plate, &c to the Value of 30 l.

pretended

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From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mrs. _Cook_ in _Clare-Market,_ along with his pretended Wife, and his Brother, to the Value of between 50 and 60 l.

Rings

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From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mr. _Charles_ in _May Fair_ of Money, Rings, Plate, &c to the Value of 30 l.

Robberies

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From this reading Containing a Particular Account of His Many Robberies and Escapes, _Viz_.

robbing

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From this reading His robbing the Shop of Mr. _Bains_ in White-Horse-Yard of 24 Yards of Fustian.

said

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From this reading Of his breaking and entering the House of the said Mr. _Bains_, and stealing in Goods and Money to the Value of 20 l.

Shop

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From this reading His robbing the Shop of Mr. _Bains_ in White-Horse-Yard of 24 Yards of Fustian.

stealing

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From this reading Of his breaking and entering the House of the said Mr. _Bains_, and stealing in Goods and Money to the Value of 20 l.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading His robbing the Shop of Mr. _Bains_ in White-Horse-Yard of 24 Yards of Fustian.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Of his breaking and entering the House of the said Mr. _Bains_, and stealing in Goods and Money to the Value of 20 l.

Value

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From this reading Of his breaking and entering the House of the said Mr. _Bains_, and stealing in Goods and Money to the Value of 20 l.

Viz

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From this reading Containing a Particular Account of His Many Robberies and Escapes, _Viz_.

White-Horse-Yard

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From this reading His robbing the Shop of Mr. _Bains_ in White-Horse-Yard of 24 Yards of Fustian.

Wife

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From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mrs. _Cook_ in _Clare-Market,_ along with his pretended Wife, and his Brother, to the Value of between 50 and 60 l.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Of his robbing the House of Mrs. _Cook_ in _Clare-Market,_ along with his pretended Wife, and his Brother, to the Value of between 50 and 60 l.

Yards

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From this reading His robbing the Shop of Mr. _Bains_ in White-Horse-Yard of 24 Yards of Fustian.