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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 Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
addressing
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From this reading “Here’s your very good health, Mr. Hedge,” said he, addressing Nick by the name he had assumed.
admitted
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
appeared
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So you are fond of bucking the tiger, are you, and have come out here to give my game a little play?”
arrived
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
assumed
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From this reading “Here’s your very good health, Mr. Hedge,” said he, addressing Nick by the name he had assumed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
Belle
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
Braddon
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
bucking
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From this reading “So you are fond of bucking the tiger, are you, and have come out here to give my game a little play?”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
Carter
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
Chick
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you are fond of bucking the tiger, are you, and have come out here to give my game a little play?”
conducted
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yours, too, sir,” cried Nick.
dining-room
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
drink
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
fond
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From this reading “So you are fond of bucking the tiger, are you, and have come out here to give my game a little play?”
game
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From this reading “So you are fond of bucking the tiger, are you, and have come out here to give my game a little play?”
give
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From this reading “So you are fond of bucking the tiger, are you, and have come out here to give my game a little play?”
Godard
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
Godard's
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here’s your very good health, Mr. Hedge,” said he, addressing Nick by the name he had assumed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Here’s your very good health, Mr. Hedge,” said he, addressing Nick by the name he had assumed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
health
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From this reading “Here’s your very good health, Mr. Hedge,” said he, addressing Nick by the name he had assumed.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
Hedge
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From this reading “Here’s your very good health, Mr. Hedge,” said he, addressing Nick by the name he had assumed.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you are fond of bucking the tiger, are you, and have come out here to give my game a little play?”
Here's
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From this reading “Here’s your very good health, Mr. Hedge,” said he, addressing Nick by the name he had assumed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
house
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
humpback
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
intoxicated
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
introductions
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
invited
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you are fond of bucking the tiger, are you, and have come out here to give my game a little play?”
Mr
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From this reading “Here’s your very good health, Mr. Hedge,” said he, addressing Nick by the name he had assumed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “So you are fond of bucking the tiger, are you, and have come out here to give my game a little play?”
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here’s your very good health, Mr. Hedge,” said he, addressing Nick by the name he had assumed.
Nate
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
nerve
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
Nick
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
nine
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
o'clock
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
out
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From this reading “So you are fond of bucking the tiger, are you, and have come out here to give my game a little play?”
pale
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
play
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From this reading “So you are fond of bucking the tiger, are you, and have come out here to give my game a little play?”
precisely
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
promptly
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
quickly
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
received
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
responses
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
said
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From this reading “Here’s your very good health, Mr. Hedge,” said he, addressing Nick by the name he had assumed.
shore
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From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
sideboard
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
sir
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From this reading “Yours, too, sir,” cried Nick.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you are fond of bucking the tiger, are you, and have come out here to give my game a little play?”
somewhat
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
tiger
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From this reading “So you are fond of bucking the tiger, are you, and have come out here to give my game a little play?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
too
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From this reading “Yours, too, sir,” cried Nick.
very
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From this reading “Here’s your very good health, Mr. Hedge,” said he, addressing Nick by the name he had assumed.
visitors
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From this reading Nate Godard appeared pale and somewhat intoxicated when he received them, but his nerve quickly returned after the introductions and the hearty responses of his visitors, and he promptly invited them to the sideboard to have a drink.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was precisely nine o’clock when Nick Carter, Chick, and Belle Braddon arrived at Godard’s shore house, to which they were admitted by the humpback and conducted into the dining-room.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you are fond of bucking the tiger, are you, and have come out here to give my game a little play?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here’s your very good health, Mr. Hedge,” said he, addressing Nick by the name he had assumed.
YourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Yours, too, sir,” cried Nick.
