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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 THE WOLF AND THE LAMB—A SCOUNDREL OF THE FIRST WATER.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
acquaintance
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From this reading Unluckily for himself, it was an evil day when Charley Warbeck first made the acquaintance of Phillip Redgill.
all
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From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Unluckily for himself, it was an evil day when Charley Warbeck first made the acquaintance of Phillip Redgill.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WOLF AND THE LAMB—A SCOUNDREL OF THE FIRST WATER.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be patronized by the son of such a person poor Charley considered “a very fine thing.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To be patronized by the son of such a person poor Charley considered “a very fine thing.”
Charley
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From this reading Unluckily for himself, it was an evil day when Charley Warbeck first made the acquaintance of Phillip Redgill.
city
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From this reading His father was a very wealthy man, so all the world said; a great ship owner, and “a merchant prince of the good city of London.”
considered
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From this reading To be patronized by the son of such a person poor Charley considered “a very fine thing.”
day
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From this reading Unluckily for himself, it was an evil day when Charley Warbeck first made the acquaintance of Phillip Redgill.
don
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From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
evil
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From this reading Unluckily for himself, it was an evil day when Charley Warbeck first made the acquaintance of Phillip Redgill.
father
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From this reading His father was a very wealthy man, so all the world said; a great ship owner, and “a merchant prince of the good city of London.”
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be patronized by the son of such a person poor Charley considered “a very fine thing.”
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WOLF AND THE LAMB—A SCOUNDREL OF THE FIRST WATER.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Unluckily for himself, it was an evil day when Charley Warbeck first made the acquaintance of Phillip Redgill.
gay
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From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
gayest
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From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His father was a very wealthy man, so all the world said; a great ship owner, and “a merchant prince of the good city of London.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Unluckily for himself, it was an evil day when Charley Warbeck first made the acquaintance of Phillip Redgill.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father was a very wealthy man, so all the world said; a great ship owner, and “a merchant prince of the good city of London.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Unluckily for himself, it was an evil day when Charley Warbeck first made the acquaintance of Phillip Redgill.
knew
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From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
LAMB
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From this reading THE WOLF AND THE LAMB—A SCOUNDREL OF THE FIRST WATER.
London
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From this reading His father was a very wealthy man, so all the world said; a great ship owner, and “a merchant prince of the good city of London.”
made
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From this reading Unluckily for himself, it was an evil day when Charley Warbeck first made the acquaintance of Phillip Redgill.
maintained
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From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
man
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From this reading His father was a very wealthy man, so all the world said; a great ship owner, and “a merchant prince of the good city of London.”
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading His father was a very wealthy man, so all the world said; a great ship owner, and “a merchant prince of the good city of London.”
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WOLF AND THE LAMB—A SCOUNDREL OF THE FIRST WATER.
owner
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From this reading His father was a very wealthy man, so all the world said; a great ship owner, and “a merchant prince of the good city of London.”
patronized
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From this reading To be patronized by the son of such a person poor Charley considered “a very fine thing.”
person
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From this reading To be patronized by the son of such a person poor Charley considered “a very fine thing.”
Phillip
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From this reading Unluckily for himself, it was an evil day when Charley Warbeck first made the acquaintance of Phillip Redgill.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be patronized by the son of such a person poor Charley considered “a very fine thing.”
prince
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From this reading His father was a very wealthy man, so all the world said; a great ship owner, and “a merchant prince of the good city of London.”
Redgill
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From this reading Unluckily for himself, it was an evil day when Charley Warbeck first made the acquaintance of Phillip Redgill.
resorted
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From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
rooms
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From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
said
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From this reading His father was a very wealthy man, so all the world said; a great ship owner, and “a merchant prince of the good city of London.”
SCOUNDRELnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading THE WOLF AND THE LAMB—A SCOUNDREL OF THE FIRST WATER.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His father was a very wealthy man, so all the world said; a great ship owner, and “a merchant prince of the good city of London.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His father was a very wealthy man, so all the world said; a great ship owner, and “a merchant prince of the good city of London.”
son
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From this reading To be patronized by the son of such a person poor Charley considered “a very fine thing.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading To be patronized by the son of such a person poor Charley considered “a very fine thing.”
suite
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From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOLF AND THE LAMB—A SCOUNDREL OF THE FIRST WATER.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be patronized by the son of such a person poor Charley considered “a very fine thing.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
town
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From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
Unluckily
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From this reading Unluckily for himself, it was an evil day when Charley Warbeck first made the acquaintance of Phillip Redgill.
very
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From this reading His father was a very wealthy man, so all the world said; a great ship owner, and “a merchant prince of the good city of London.”
Warbeck
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From this reading Unluckily for himself, it was an evil day when Charley Warbeck first made the acquaintance of Phillip Redgill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unluckily for himself, it was an evil day when Charley Warbeck first made the acquaintance of Phillip Redgill.
WATER
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From this reading THE WOLF AND THE LAMB—A SCOUNDREL OF THE FIRST WATER.
wealthy
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From this reading His father was a very wealthy man, so all the world said; a great ship owner, and “a merchant prince of the good city of London.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Unluckily for himself, it was an evil day when Charley Warbeck first made the acquaintance of Phillip Redgill.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Phillip, as all knew, was a great don about town, and maintained a handsome suite of rooms, to which the gayest of the gay resorted.
WOLF
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From this reading THE WOLF AND THE LAMB—A SCOUNDREL OF THE FIRST WATER.
world
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From this reading His father was a very wealthy man, so all the world said; a great ship owner, and “a merchant prince of the good city of London.”
