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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 He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
accommodation
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
add
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From this reading People had told Kenrick that he ought to let Culverhouse Castle, and that he might add considerably to his income by so doing.
amusing
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
ANCESTRAL
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From this reading SIR KENRICK’S ANCESTRAL HOME.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SIR KENRICK CULVERHOUSE had gone to Hampshire to look at the old domain.
bacon
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
Balderstone
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
board
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
butler
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
Caleb
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
Castle
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From this reading People had told Kenrick that he ought to let Culverhouse Castle, and that he might add considerably to his income by so doing.
commercial
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
considerably
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From this reading People had told Kenrick that he ought to let Culverhouse Castle, and that he might add considerably to his income by so doing.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
Craig
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
CULVERHOUSE
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From this reading SIR KENRICK CULVERHOUSE had gone to Hampshire to look at the old domain.
doing
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From this reading People had told Kenrick that he ought to let Culverhouse Castle, and that he might add considerably to his income by so doing.
domain
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From this reading SIR KENRICK CULVERHOUSE had gone to Hampshire to look at the old domain.
dumplings
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
Egypt
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
enthusiastic
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
established
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
fleshpots
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
friends
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
give
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
glad
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
gone
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From this reading SIR KENRICK CULVERHOUSE had gone to Hampshire to look at the old domain.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SIR KENRICK CULVERHOUSE had gone to Hampshire to look at the old domain.
halls
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
Hampshire
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From this reading SIR KENRICK CULVERHOUSE had gone to Hampshire to look at the old domain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
HOME
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From this reading SIR KENRICK’S ANCESTRAL HOME.
hospitality
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
house
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
income
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From this reading People had told Kenrick that he ought to let Culverhouse Castle, and that he might add considerably to his income by so doing.
KENRICK
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From this reading SIR KENRICK CULVERHOUSE had gone to Hampshire to look at the old domain.
KENRICK'S
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From this reading SIR KENRICK’S ANCESTRAL HOME.
less
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading People had told Kenrick that he ought to let Culverhouse Castle, and that he might add considerably to his income by so doing.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIR KENRICK CULVERHOUSE had gone to Hampshire to look at the old domain.
luxurious
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
magnate
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
maintained
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
Master
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
much
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
mushroom
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
ménage
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
neighbourhood
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
newly
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
old
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From this reading SIR KENRICK CULVERHOUSE had gone to Hampshire to look at the old domain.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading People had told Kenrick that he ought to let Culverhouse Castle, and that he might add considerably to his income by so doing.
own
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
People
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From this reading People had told Kenrick that he ought to let Culverhouse Castle, and that he might add considerably to his income by so doing.
perchance
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
plenty
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
preferred
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
race
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
Ravenswood's
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
servants
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
service
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
SIR
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From this reading SIR KENRICK’S ANCESTRAL HOME.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
some
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
style
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading People had told Kenrick that he ought to let Culverhouse Castle, and that he might add considerably to his income by so doing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIR KENRICK CULVERHOUSE had gone to Hampshire to look at the old domain.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIR KENRICK CULVERHOUSE had gone to Hampshire to look at the old domain.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People had told Kenrick that he ought to let Culverhouse Castle, and that he might add considerably to his income by so doing.
very
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
whit
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From this reading The old butler was not so amusing or so enthusiastic as Caleb Balderstone; but he was every whit as faithful, and preferred his board wages and bacon dumplings, in the halls of the good old race, to those fleshpots of Egypt which he might perchance have found in the service of some mushroom gentleman or commercial magnate newly established in the neighbourhood.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
Wolf's
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From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had plenty of friends in the neighbourhood of Culverhouse, who would have been glad to give him hospitality, but he preferred the less luxurious accommodation of his own house, which was maintained by a couple of faithful old servants, very much in the style of the Master of Ravenswood’s immortal _ménage_ at Wolf’s Craig.
