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abused
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accustomed
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action
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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ALSO
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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Barcelona
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call
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cold
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Conceive
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condemned
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conduct
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confined
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D
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distracted
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drunken
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Duchess
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dungeon
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dungeons
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Earl
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energetic
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ENGLISHMAN
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events
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F
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FATHER
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fly
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Freind
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frequently
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friend
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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Germans
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goal
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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grief
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
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hasten
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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holy
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horses
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how
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imperturbable
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inquisitionnounUS /ˌɪn.kwɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
A period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation.
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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John
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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learning
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M
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more
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most
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Newmarket
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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P
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Peterborough
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pillage
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Popoli
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prevented
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R
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rage
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rapidly
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rescued
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restored
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robbed
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S
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seen
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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skillful
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some
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son
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stake
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successfully
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surprise
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tears
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temperaments
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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THOSEdeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
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WORTHYadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading THE YOUNG ENGLISHMAN; ALSO THOSE OF HIS WORTHY FATHER, D.D., M.P., AND F.R.S.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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YOUNG
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