Chapter VIII
PUT TO HIS CONSCIENCE. A fine morning in June. Lovely June; with its bright blue skies and its summer flowers. Walking about amidst his rose-trees, was Mr. North, a rake in his hand. He fancied he was gardening; he knew he was trifling.
Bessy Rane: A Novel
Chapter VIII
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PUT
TO
HIS
CONSCIENCE.
A
fine
morning
in
June.
Lovely
June;
with
its
bright
blue
skies
and
its
summer
flowers.
Walking
about
amidst
his
rose-trees,
was
Mr.
North,
a
rake
in
his
hand.
He
fancied
he
was
gardening;
he
knew
he
was
trifling.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
PUT
TO
HIS
CONSCIENCE.
Line 2
A
fine
morning
in
June.
Line 3
Lovely
June;
with
its
bright
blue
skies
and
its
summer
flowers.
Line 4
Walking
about
amidst
his
rose-trees,
was
Mr.
North,
a
rake
in
his
hand.
Line 5
He
fancied
he
was
gardening;
he
knew
he
was
trifling.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Walking about amidst his rose-trees, was Mr. North, a rake in his hand.”
Amidst
preposition
US /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Walking about amidst his rose-trees, was Mr. North, a rake in his hand.”
CONSCIENCE
noun
US /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading “PUT TO HIS CONSCIENCE.”
Fine
noun
US /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A fine morning in June.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Walking about amidst his rose-trees, was Mr. North, a rake in his hand.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A fine morning in June.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A fine morning in June.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Walking about amidst his rose-trees, was Mr. North, a rake in his hand.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Walking about amidst his rose-trees, was Mr. North, a rake in his hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lovely June; with its bright blue skies and its summer flowers.
blue
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From this reading Lovely June; with its bright blue skies and its summer flowers.
bright
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From this reading Lovely June; with its bright blue skies and its summer flowers.
CONSCIENCEnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading PUT TO HIS CONSCIENCE.
fancied
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From this reading He fancied he was gardening; he knew he was trifling.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fine morning in June.
flowers
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From this reading Lovely June; with its bright blue skies and its summer flowers.
gardening
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From this reading He fancied he was gardening; he knew he was trifling.
hand
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From this reading Walking about amidst his rose-trees, was Mr. North, a rake in his hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fancied he was gardening; he knew he was trifling.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PUT TO HIS CONSCIENCE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A fine morning in June.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Lovely June; with its bright blue skies and its summer flowers.
June
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From this reading A fine morning in June.
knew
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From this reading He fancied he was gardening; he knew he was trifling.
Lovely
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From this reading Lovely June; with its bright blue skies and its summer flowers.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fine morning in June.
Mr
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From this reading Walking about amidst his rose-trees, was Mr. North, a rake in his hand.
North
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From this reading Walking about amidst his rose-trees, was Mr. North, a rake in his hand.
PUT
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From this reading PUT TO HIS CONSCIENCE.
rake
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From this reading Walking about amidst his rose-trees, was Mr. North, a rake in his hand.
rose-trees
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From this reading Walking about amidst his rose-trees, was Mr. North, a rake in his hand.
skies
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From this reading Lovely June; with its bright blue skies and its summer flowers.
summer
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From this reading Lovely June; with its bright blue skies and its summer flowers.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PUT TO HIS CONSCIENCE.
trifling
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From this reading He fancied he was gardening; he knew he was trifling.
Walking
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From this reading Walking about amidst his rose-trees, was Mr. North, a rake in his hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Walking about amidst his rose-trees, was Mr. North, a rake in his hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lovely June; with its bright blue skies and its summer flowers.