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A Boy's Ride
A Boy's Ride

Chapter XIII

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Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.
And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.
His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.
"I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.
The waiter eyed him doubtfully.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Boy's Ride

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.
Line 2
And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.
Line 3
His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.
Line 4
"I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.
Line 5
The waiter eyed him doubtfully.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.”

Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.”

Neither determiner US /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

any

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From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

besplashed

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From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

breakfast

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From this reading "I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.

briers

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From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.

cast

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From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.

coming

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

concern

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From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

condition

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From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

deposited

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

discouraging

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From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.

door

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

doublet

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From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

doubtfully

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From this reading The waiter eyed him doubtfully.

down

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From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.

entered

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From this reading "I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.

experiences

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From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.

eyed

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From this reading The waiter eyed him doubtfully.

fiercely

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From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

Forest

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

foul

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From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

Gainsborough

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

give

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From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.

Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.

head

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From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.

held

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From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.

high

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From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

hope

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

hose

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From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.

immediately

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From this reading "I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

inn

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From this reading "I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.

Lion

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.

men

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

mud

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From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

nowise

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From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

off

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

recent

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From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.

Richard

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

runaways

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

said

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From this reading "I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

set

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

Sherwood

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

shoes

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From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

sirrah

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From this reading "I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.

Skinner

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

slimy

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From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

sought

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

strong

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

swamp

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From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

torn

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From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

up

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

waiter

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From this reading "I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.

Walter

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading His doublet and hose besplashed with mud and torn by briers seemed not to give him any concern; neither did the condition of his shoes, which were foul with the slimy mud of the swamp.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I will have breakfast, sirrah, and that immediately," he said to the waiter when he had entered the inn.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

Wood

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From this reading Having deposited Walter Skinner before the door of the Lion in Gainsborough, Richard Wood and his men set off for Sherwood Forest in the strong hope of coming up with the runaways they sought.

yore

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From this reading And, in nowise cast down by his recent discouraging experiences, Walter Skinner held his head high and looked around him fiercely, as of yore.