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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 "A NEW PHASE."
act
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From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
adventures
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
affect
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
aspect
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
avail
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
breathing
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
case
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From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
cause
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
chapter
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From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
Clayshire
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From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
cold
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From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
commonly
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
damp
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From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
dank
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
day
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From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
device
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
ebbnounUS /ɛb/
the movement of the tide away from the land
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
elapsed
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From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
end
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From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
expression
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
February
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From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
field
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
fields
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
flow
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
granted
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
harrowing
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
hedges
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
hero
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
heroine
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
horsemen
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
horses
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
impediment
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
incidents
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
interval
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From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
jaded
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
just
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
lane
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
led
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
melancholy
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
midland
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From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
months
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From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
more
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From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
moving
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
much-splashed
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
narrow
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
NEW
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From this reading "A NEW PHASE."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
other
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
pasture-land
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
patient
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
period
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
PHASE
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From this reading "A NEW PHASE."
play-bills
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
ploughed
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
rather
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
reader
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
road
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
say
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From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
seems
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
shires
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From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
side
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
six
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From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
sodden
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
somewhat
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From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
space
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
story-teller
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
stretch
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
supposed
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From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
ten
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From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
then
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From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
there
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
three
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From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
two
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From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
uneventful
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
used
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
very
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
waft
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
walking
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From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, then, more than two years since the last chapter, and a still cold day at the end of February--still and somewhat damp--in one of the midland shires--say Clayshire.
weeks
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From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The dank hedges and sodden fields had a melancholy aspect, which seemed to affect a couple of horsemen who were walking their jaded, much-splashed horses along a narrow road, or rather lane, which led between a stretch of pasture-land on one side and a ploughed field on the other.
why
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From this reading This is a very commonly used expression in play-bills, and there seems no just cause or impediment why a story-teller should not avail himself of the same device to waft the patient reader over an uneventful period, during which the hero or heroine has been granted a "breathing space" between the ebb and flow of harrowing adventures and moving incidents.
years
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An interval of three weeks--six months--ten years," as the case may be--"is supposed to have elapsed since the last act."
