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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 CAPTAIN JACK PLAYS A TRUMP CARD—THE GAY COMPANY SURPRISED.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
announcing
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From this reading “Lord Smash and friends,” said the astonished domestic, announcing the stranger in a loud voice.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
assembled
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From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading “Lord Smash and friends,” said the astonished domestic, announcing the stranger in a loud voice.
astonishment
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From this reading “Lord who?” said Phillip, in astonishment, as he turned his eyes, and beheld Captain Jack before him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Lord who?” said Phillip, in astonishment, as he turned his eyes, and beheld Captain Jack before him.
beheld
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From this reading “Lord who?” said Phillip, in astonishment, as he turned his eyes, and beheld Captain Jack before him.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK PLAYS A TRUMP CARD—THE GAY COMPANY SURPRISED.
CARD
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK PLAYS A TRUMP CARD—THE GAY COMPANY SURPRISED.
chapter
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From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
COMPANY
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK PLAYS A TRUMP CARD—THE GAY COMPANY SURPRISED.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For a moment he knew not what to do or say.
domestic
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From this reading “Lord Smash and friends,” said the astonished domestic, announcing the stranger in a loud voice.
elegantly
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From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
eyes
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From this reading “Lord who?” said Phillip, in astonishment, as he turned his eyes, and beheld Captain Jack before him.
fashionable
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From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment he knew not what to do or say.
friends
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From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
furnished
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From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
GAY
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK PLAYS A TRUMP CARD—THE GAY COMPANY SURPRISED.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lord who?” said Phillip, in astonishment, as he turned his eyes, and beheld Captain Jack before him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Lord who?” said Phillip, in astonishment, as he turned his eyes, and beheld Captain Jack before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
JACK
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK PLAYS A TRUMP CARD—THE GAY COMPANY SURPRISED.
knew
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From this reading For a moment he knew not what to do or say.
Lord
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From this reading “Lord Smash and friends,” said the astonished domestic, announcing the stranger in a loud voice.
loud
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From this reading “Lord Smash and friends,” said the astonished domestic, announcing the stranger in a loud voice.
moment
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From this reading For a moment he knew not what to do or say.
narrated
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From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a moment he knew not what to do or say.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a moment he knew not what to do or say.
Phillip
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From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
PLAYS
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From this reading CAPTAIN JACK PLAYS A TRUMP CARD—THE GAY COMPANY SURPRISED.
previous
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From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
Redgill's
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From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
rooms
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From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
said
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From this reading “Lord Smash and friends,” said the astonished domestic, announcing the stranger in a loud voice.
say
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From this reading For a moment he knew not what to do or say.
Smash
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From this reading “Lord Smash and friends,” said the astonished domestic, announcing the stranger in a loud voice.
stranger
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From this reading “Lord Smash and friends,” said the astonished domestic, announcing the stranger in a loud voice.
suite
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From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
SURPRISEDnounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK PLAYS A TRUMP CARD—THE GAY COMPANY SURPRISED.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK PLAYS A TRUMP CARD—THE GAY COMPANY SURPRISED.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
thrusting
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From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment he knew not what to do or say.
TRUMPnounUS /trʌmp/
an excellent and dependable person who can be trusted
From this reading CAPTAIN JACK PLAYS A TRUMP CARD—THE GAY COMPANY SURPRISED.
turned
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From this reading “Lord who?” said Phillip, in astonishment, as he turned his eyes, and beheld Captain Jack before him.
uninvited
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From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
voice
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From this reading “Lord Smash and friends,” said the astonished domestic, announcing the stranger in a loud voice.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we have narrated in a previous chapter, Captain Jack and his friends insisted upon thrusting themselves uninvited upon the gay and fashionable company assembled in Phillip Redgill’s elegantly furnished suite of rooms.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For a moment he knew not what to do or say.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Lord who?” said Phillip, in astonishment, as he turned his eyes, and beheld Captain Jack before him.
