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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 The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
accommodation
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From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
applicant
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From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
approach
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From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This case the messenger reported as urgent.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
attend
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
bestowed
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From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was my principle to go wherever I was summoned; my profession was not gain, it was healing, to which gain was the incident, not the essential.
cantered
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From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
care
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From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
case
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From this reading This case the messenger reported as urgent.
cottagers
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From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
day
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
Derval
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
Derval's
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From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
devoted
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
essential
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From this reading But it was my principle to go wherever I was summoned; my profession was not gain, it was healing, to which gain was the incident, not the essential.
evident
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From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
family
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
far
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From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
fast
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From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
five
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
forcibly
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From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
forenoons
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
gain
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From this reading But it was my principle to go wherever I was summoned; my profession was not gain, it was healing, to which gain was the incident, not the essential.
go
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From this reading But it was my principle to go wherever I was summoned; my profession was not gain, it was healing, to which gain was the incident, not the essential.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
haste
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
healing
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From this reading But it was my principle to go wherever I was summoned; my profession was not gain, it was healing, to which gain was the incident, not the essential.
higher
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From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
horseback
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From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
incident
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From this reading But it was my principle to go wherever I was summoned; my profession was not gain, it was healing, to which gain was the incident, not the essential.
indeed
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From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
just
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
L
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
messenger
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From this reading This case the messenger reported as urgent.
miles
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
park
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From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
patients
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
persons
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From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
Philip
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
principle
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From this reading But it was my principle to go wherever I was summoned; my profession was not gain, it was healing, to which gain was the incident, not the essential.
profession
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From this reading But it was my principle to go wherever I was summoned; my profession was not gain, it was healing, to which gain was the incident, not the essential.
quitted
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
rank
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From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
rarely
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From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
reported
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From this reading This case the messenger reported as urgent.
residing
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
rode
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From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
seat
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
services
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From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
Sir
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
skirtednounUS /ˈskirted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
steward
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
summoned
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
swiftly
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From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
town
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From this reading It was rarely indeed that persons so far from the town, when of no higher rank than this applicant, asked my services.
urgent
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From this reading This case the messenger reported as urgent.
village
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From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
visiting
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From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went on horseback, and rode fast; but swiftly as I cantered through the village that skirted the approach to Sir Philip Derval’s park, the evident care bestowed on the accommodation of the cottagers forcibly struck me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading But it was my principle to go wherever I was summoned; my profession was not gain, it was healing, to which gain was the incident, not the essential.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next day, the last of the visiting patients to whom my forenoons were devoted had just quitted me, when I was summoned in haste to attend the steward of a Sir Philip Derval not residing at his family seat, which was about five miles from L----.
