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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 Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
always
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
any
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From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If the eye of the master be indeed the spur of the servant, Mr. Carruthers's dependents had quite enough of that stimulant.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
breakfast
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From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
Brookes
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
Carruthers
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From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
Carruthers's
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From this reading If the eye of the master be indeed the spur of the servant, Mr. Carruthers's dependents had quite enough of that stimulant.
considered
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From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
Dalrymple's
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
danger
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From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
DEATH
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From this reading THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
declared
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From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
dependents
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From this reading If the eye of the master be indeed the spur of the servant, Mr. Carruthers's dependents had quite enough of that stimulant.
difficulty
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
early
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From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
elapsed
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
employment
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From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
enough
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From this reading If the eye of the master be indeed the spur of the servant, Mr. Carruthers's dependents had quite enough of that stimulant.
estate
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From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
eye
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From this reading If the eye of the master be indeed the spur of the servant, Mr. Carruthers's dependents had quite enough of that stimulant.
following
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the eye of the master be indeed the spur of the servant, Mr. Carruthers's dependents had quite enough of that stimulant.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
heathenish
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From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
hour
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From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
house
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the eye of the master be indeed the spur of the servant, Mr. Carruthers's dependents had quite enough of that stimulant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
in-door
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From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
indeed
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From this reading If the eye of the master be indeed the spur of the servant, Mr. Carruthers's dependents had quite enough of that stimulant.
interview
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
knew
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
leaving
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
made
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From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
maid
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
man
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From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
master
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From this reading If the eye of the master be indeed the spur of the servant, Mr. Carruthers's dependents had quite enough of that stimulant.
mistress
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
numerous
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From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
obliged
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From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
out-door
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From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
Poynings
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From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
private
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
procuring
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the eye of the master be indeed the spur of the servant, Mr. Carruthers's dependents had quite enough of that stimulant.
ready
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From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
return
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From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
ringing
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
rounds
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From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
savoured
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From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
servant
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From this reading If the eye of the master be indeed the spur of the servant, Mr. Carruthers's dependents had quite enough of that stimulant.
servants
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From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
SHADOWnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
skulking
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From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
slave-driving
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From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
spur
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From this reading If the eye of the master be indeed the spur of the servant, Mr. Carruthers's dependents had quite enough of that stimulant.
stimulant
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From this reading If the eye of the master be indeed the spur of the servant, Mr. Carruthers's dependents had quite enough of that stimulant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If the eye of the master be indeed the spur of the servant, Mr. Carruthers's dependents had quite enough of that stimulant.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
visit
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Carruthers was an early man; no danger of any skulking among the numerous hands which found employment on the Poynings estate.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He made his rounds every morning at an hour which the in-door servants, who were obliged to have breakfast ready on his return, considered heathenish, and the out-door servants declared savoured of slave-driving.
wife's
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From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Brookes knew that she should have no difficulty in procuring a private interview with her mistress on the morning following Mr. Dalrymple's visit, as an hour and a half always elapsed between Mr. Carruthers's leaving the house and his wife's ringing for her maid.
