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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 In the first place he had not a shilling in the world to get his dinner.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
best
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From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
bill
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From this reading He had a little dinner bill at a house which he frequented in the Strand; but the bill he knew had reached its culminating point.
breakfast
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From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had a little dinner bill at a house which he frequented in the Strand; but the bill he knew had reached its culminating point.
Charley
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From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
culminating
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From this reading He had a little dinner bill at a house which he frequented in the Strand; but the bill he knew had reached its culminating point.
dine
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From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
dining
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From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
dinner
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From this reading In the first place he had not a shilling in the world to get his dinner.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What was he to do when his office hours were over?
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place he had not a shilling in the world to get his dinner.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
frequented
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From this reading He had a little dinner bill at a house which he frequented in the Strand; but the bill he knew had reached its culminating point.
get
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From this reading In the first place he had not a shilling in the world to get his dinner.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
habit
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From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the first place he had not a shilling in the world to get his dinner.
Harry
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From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was he to do when his office hours were over?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
home
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From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
hours
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From this reading What was he to do when his office hours were over?
house
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From this reading He had a little dinner bill at a house which he frequented in the Strand; but the bill he knew had reached its culminating point.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place he had not a shilling in the world to get his dinner.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a little dinner bill at a house which he frequented in the Strand; but the bill he knew had reached its culminating point.
knew
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From this reading He had a little dinner bill at a house which he frequented in the Strand; but the bill he knew had reached its culminating point.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had a little dinner bill at a house which he frequented in the Strand; but the bill he knew had reached its culminating point.
lodgings
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From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
meditative
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From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the first place he had not a shilling in the world to get his dinner.
office
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From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
out
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From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
OUTERMAN
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From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading What was he to do when his office hours were over?
place
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From this reading In the first place he had not a shilling in the world to get his dinner.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He had a little dinner bill at a house which he frequented in the Strand; but the bill he knew had reached its culminating point.
reached
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From this reading He had a little dinner bill at a house which he frequented in the Strand; but the bill he knew had reached its culminating point.
sat
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From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
Saturday
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From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
shilling
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From this reading In the first place he had not a shilling in the world to get his dinner.
some
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From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
Strand
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From this reading He had a little dinner bill at a house which he frequented in the Strand; but the bill he knew had reached its culminating point.
tavern
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From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
then
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From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What was he to do when his office hours were over?
TUDOR
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From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
unlike
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From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
v
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From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
very
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From this reading OUTERMAN _v_ TUDOR Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative and unlike himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was he to do when his office hours were over?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What was he to do when his office hours were over?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was he to do when his office hours were over?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading What was he to do when his office hours were over?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had a little dinner bill at a house which he frequented in the Strand; but the bill he knew had reached its culminating point.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings with Harry, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out.
world
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From this reading In the first place he had not a shilling in the world to get his dinner.
