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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 IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
accelerate
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From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In spite of his lameness he went duck-shooting the week after his arrival.
air
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From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
all
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
always
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
any
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
arrival
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From this reading In spite of his lameness he went duck-shooting the week after his arrival.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
believed
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From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
billed
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
Brown
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From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
Calais
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
cared
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
Chance
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From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
closely
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
convalescence
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From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
Destiny
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From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
dirty
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From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
dock
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
dog
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
dogged
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
duck-shooting
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From this reading In spite of his lameness he went duck-shooting the week after his arrival.
entrance
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
fancy
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
Fate
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From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
FINISTÈRE
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From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
forcing
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From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
gathered
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
go
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From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
held
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of his lameness he went duck-shooting the week after his arrival.
hissing
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
house
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
humble
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
lameness
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From this reading In spite of his lameness he went duck-shooting the week after his arrival.
landed
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
leg
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From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
lost
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
matter
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From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
moors
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
most
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
mule
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
MysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of his lameness he went duck-shooting the week after his arrival.
off
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
Paris
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
performance
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
played
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From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
Quimperlé
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
rather
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From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
roof
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
shattered
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From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
Sisters
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From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
slow
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
spite
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From this reading In spite of his lameness he went duck-shooting the week after his arrival.
stage
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
stagecoach
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
Stent
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From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
then
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
there
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From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
there's
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
they'll
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
they're
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
three
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From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
ties
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
tragedy
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
train
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
transport
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
trick
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From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
use
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
vaudeville
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From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN FINISTÈRE It was a dirty trick that they played Stent and Brown--the three Mysterious Sisters, Fate, Chance, and Destiny.
way
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
Wayland
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
week
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From this reading In spite of his lameness he went duck-shooting the week after his arrival.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of his lameness he went duck-shooting the week after his arrival.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
world
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From this reading They dogged Wayland from the dock at Calais, where the mule transport landed, all the way to Paris, then on a slow train to Quimperlé, and then, by stagecoach, to that little lost house on the moors, where ties held him most closely--where all he cared for in this world was gathered under a humble roof.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was rather forcing his convalescence, but he believed it would accelerate it to go about in the open air, as though there were nothing the matter with his shattered leg.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But they’re always billed for any performance, be it vaudeville or tragedy; and there’s no use hissing them off: they’ll dog you from the stage entrance if they take a fancy to you.
