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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 "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
ACT
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
Agent
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
AMY
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Auction Room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
ANNA
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
Auction
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From this reading An Auction Room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
Butler
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
CHARLES
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
CHLOE
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
Chloe's
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
Country
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
Daughter
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
DAWKER
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
defiled
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
Elder
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
evening
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From this reading The same evening.
FELLOWS
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
GentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
HILLCRIST
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
Hillcrist's
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
HORNBLOWER
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SCENE I. A month later.
II
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
JACKMANS
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
JILL
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
later
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From this reading SCENE I. A month later.
Maid
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
Man
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
month
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From this reading SCENE I. A month later.
Newly-Rich
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
pitch
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
ROLF
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
Room
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From this reading An Auction Room.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same evening.
SCENE
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From this reading SCENE I. A month later.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
Son
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
touches
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
Wife
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
Younger
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From this reading "Who touches pitch shall be defiled" HILLCRIST...............A Country Gentleman AMY.....................His Wife JILL....................His Daughter DAWKER..................His Agent HORNBLOWER..............A Man Newly-Rich CHARLES.................His Elder Son CHLOE...................Wife to Charles ROLF....................His Younger Son FELLOWS.................Hillcrist's Butler ANNA....................Chloe's Maid THE JACKMANS............Man and Wife ACT II.
