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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 system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
accumulate
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From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
all
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From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
allow
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From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading If the colour you stake upon comes up eight times in succession, and you have originally staked twenty francs, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thousand five hundred and sixty francs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
any
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From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
away
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From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
black
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From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
colour
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comes
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complicated
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From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
curacoa
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From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
day
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From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
difference
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From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
don't
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From this reading Even then, don't touch it.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
eight
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From this reading If the colour you stake upon comes up eight times in succession, and you have originally staked twenty francs, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thousand five hundred and sixty francs.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even then, don't touch it.
find
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From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
five
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From this reading If the colour you stake upon comes up eight times in succession, and you have originally staked twenty francs, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thousand five hundred and sixty francs.
francs
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From this reading If the colour you stake upon comes up eight times in succession, and you have originally staked twenty francs, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thousand five hundred and sixty francs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
gains
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From this reading If the colour you stake upon comes up eight times in succession, and you have originally staked twenty francs, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thousand five hundred and sixty francs.
Gazette
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get
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From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
glass
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From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
go
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From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
gulp
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From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
hundred
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From this reading If the colour you stake upon comes up eight times in succession, and you have originally staked twenty francs, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thousand five hundred and sixty francs.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
largest
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From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
lying
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From this reading If the colour you stake upon comes up eight times in succession, and you have originally staked twenty francs, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thousand five hundred and sixty francs.
makes
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From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
money
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From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
nine
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From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
Now
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From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
number
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From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
off
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From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If the colour you stake upon comes up eight times in succession, and you have originally staked twenty francs, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thousand five hundred and sixty francs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
opening
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From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
originally
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From this reading If the colour you stake upon comes up eight times in succession, and you have originally staked twenty francs, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thousand five hundred and sixty francs.
permanences
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From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
play
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From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
red
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From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
Rose
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From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
said
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From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
sixty
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From this reading If the colour you stake upon comes up eight times in succession, and you have originally staked twenty francs, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thousand five hundred and sixty francs.
stake
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From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
staked
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From this reading If the colour you stake upon comes up eight times in succession, and you have originally staked twenty francs, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thousand five hundred and sixty francs.
study
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From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
succession
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From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
swept
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From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
system
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From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
table
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From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
taking
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From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
then
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From this reading Even then, don't touch it.
thousand
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From this reading If the colour you stake upon comes up eight times in succession, and you have originally staked twenty francs, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thousand five hundred and sixty francs.
times
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From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
tossing
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From this reading "The system," he said, tossing off his glass of curacoa at one gulp, "is not at all a complicated one.
touch
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From this reading Even then, don't touch it.
twenty
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From this reading If the colour you stake upon comes up eight times in succession, and you have originally staked twenty francs, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thousand five hundred and sixty francs.
two
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From this reading If the colour you stake upon comes up eight times in succession, and you have originally staked twenty francs, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thousand five hundred and sixty francs.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
up
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From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If the colour you stake upon comes up eight times in succession, and you have originally staked twenty francs, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thousand five hundred and sixty francs.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
you'll
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From this reading If you study the permanences of any table--you can get them from the _Gazette Rose_--you'll find that each day the largest number of times either colour comes up in succession is nine.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, all you have to do is to go to a table at the opening of the play, and taking one colour, red or black it makes no difference, stake upon it, and allow your money to accumulate until it is swept away.
