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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 Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
agreeable
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unfortunately, in these days of rush and hurry, a novelist works at a disadvantage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
aside
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From this reading Otherwise, people throw him aside and go out to picture palaces.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Unfortunately, in these days of rush and hurry, a novelist works at a disadvantage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
Belpher
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
boarding
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From this reading He must leap into the middle of his tale with as little delay as he would employ in boarding a moving tramcar.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
Castle
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
century
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
county
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
days
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From this reading Unfortunately, in these days of rush and hurry, a novelist works at a disadvantage.
delay
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From this reading He must leap into the middle of his tale with as little delay as he would employ in boarding a moving tramcar.
description
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
disadvantage
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From this reading Unfortunately, in these days of rush and hurry, a novelist works at a disadvantage.
Earls
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
employ
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From this reading He must leap into the middle of his tale with as little delay as he would employ in boarding a moving tramcar.
fifteenth
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
followed
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
get
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From this reading He must get off the mark with the smooth swiftness of a jack-rabbit surprised while lunching.
go
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From this reading Otherwise, people throw him aside and go out to picture palaces.
Hampshire
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must leap into the middle of his tale with as little delay as he would employ in boarding a moving tramcar.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Otherwise, people throw him aside and go out to picture palaces.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He must leap into the middle of his tale with as little delay as he would employ in boarding a moving tramcar.
historic
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
history
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
hurry
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From this reading Unfortunately, in these days of rush and hurry, a novelist works at a disadvantage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
Inasmuch
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He must leap into the middle of his tale with as little delay as he would employ in boarding a moving tramcar.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
jack-rabbit
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From this reading He must get off the mark with the smooth swiftness of a jack-rabbit surprised while lunching.
leap
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From this reading He must leap into the middle of his tale with as little delay as he would employ in boarding a moving tramcar.
leisurely
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must leap into the middle of his tale with as little delay as he would employ in boarding a moving tramcar.
lunching
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From this reading He must get off the mark with the smooth swiftness of a jack-rabbit surprised while lunching.
mark
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From this reading He must get off the mark with the smooth swiftness of a jack-rabbit surprised while lunching.
Marshmoreton
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
middle
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From this reading He must leap into the middle of his tale with as little delay as he would employ in boarding a moving tramcar.
moving
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From this reading He must leap into the middle of his tale with as little delay as he would employ in boarding a moving tramcar.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must leap into the middle of his tale with as little delay as he would employ in boarding a moving tramcar.
notes
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
novelist
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From this reading Unfortunately, in these days of rush and hurry, a novelist works at a disadvantage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
off
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From this reading He must get off the mark with the smooth swiftness of a jack-rabbit surprised while lunching.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
Otherwise
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From this reading Otherwise, people throw him aside and go out to picture palaces.
out
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From this reading Otherwise, people throw him aside and go out to picture palaces.
owned
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
palaces
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From this reading Otherwise, people throw him aside and go out to picture palaces.
people
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From this reading Otherwise, people throw him aside and go out to picture palaces.
picture
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From this reading Otherwise, people throw him aside and go out to picture palaces.
pile
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
place
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
rush
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From this reading Unfortunately, in these days of rush and hurry, a novelist works at a disadvantage.
scene
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
smooth
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From this reading He must get off the mark with the smooth swiftness of a jack-rabbit surprised while lunching.
some
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
story
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must get off the mark with the smooth swiftness of a jack-rabbit surprised while lunching.
swiftness
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From this reading He must get off the mark with the smooth swiftness of a jack-rabbit surprised while lunching.
tale
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From this reading He must leap into the middle of his tale with as little delay as he would employ in boarding a moving tramcar.
task
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From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Unfortunately, in these days of rush and hurry, a novelist works at a disadvantage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
throw
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From this reading Otherwise, people throw him aside and go out to picture palaces.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
tramcar
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From this reading He must leap into the middle of his tale with as little delay as he would employ in boarding a moving tramcar.
Unfortunately
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From this reading Unfortunately, in these days of rush and hurry, a novelist works at a disadvantage.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He must get off the mark with the smooth swiftness of a jack-rabbit surprised while lunching.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
works
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From this reading Unfortunately, in these days of rush and hurry, a novelist works at a disadvantage.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Inasmuch as the scene of this story is that historic pile, Belpher Castle, in the county of Hampshire, it would be an agreeable task to open it with a leisurely description of the place, followed by some notes on the history of the Earls of Marshmoreton, who have owned it since the fifteenth century.
