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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He cast about in his mind how he should contrive once more to anchor Slingsby in his native village.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
anchor
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From this reading He cast about in his mind how he should contrive once more to anchor Slingsby in his native village.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
bethought
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From this reading Luckily the squire bethought himself that the village school was without a teacher.
boyhood
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
cast
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From this reading He cast about in his mind how he should contrive once more to anchor Slingsby in his native village.
characters
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From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
contrive
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From this reading He cast about in his mind how he should contrive once more to anchor Slingsby in his native village.
conversation
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
convinced
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
cosmopolite
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From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
Dame
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From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
day
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
days
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
else
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
empire
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
fit
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
further
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
half-vagrant
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From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
heart
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From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Luckily the squire bethought himself that the village school was without a teacher.
hints
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From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He cast about in his mind how he should contrive once more to anchor Slingsby in his native village.
HonestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
horsed
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
how
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From this reading He cast about in his mind how he should contrive once more to anchor Slingsby in his native village.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He cast about in his mind how he should contrive once more to anchor Slingsby in his native village.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
Jack
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From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
like
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From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
Luckily
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From this reading Luckily the squire bethought himself that the village school was without a teacher.
luckless
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From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
maintenance
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From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He cast about in his mind how he should contrive once more to anchor Slingsby in his native village.
more
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From this reading He cast about in his mind how he should contrive once more to anchor Slingsby in his native village.
native
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From this reading He cast about in his mind how he should contrive once more to anchor Slingsby in his native village.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
offered
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From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
often
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
once
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From this reading He cast about in his mind how he should contrive once more to anchor Slingsby in his native village.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
permanent
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From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
present
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From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
prone
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From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
provide
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From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
remonstrances
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From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
rod
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
roof
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From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
school
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From this reading Luckily the squire bethought himself that the village school was without a teacher.
school-house
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
seen
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
shelter
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From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He cast about in his mind how he should contrive once more to anchor Slingsby in his native village.
shrewd
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From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
Slingsby
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From this reading He cast about in his mind how he should contrive once more to anchor Slingsby in his native village.
spite
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From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
squire
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From this reading Luckily the squire bethought himself that the village school was without a teacher.
squire's
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From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
swaying
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
teacher
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From this reading Luckily the squire bethought himself that the village school was without a teacher.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Luckily the squire bethought himself that the village school was without a teacher.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
Tibbets
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From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
two
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
very
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From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
village
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From this reading He cast about in his mind how he should contrive once more to anchor Slingsby in his native village.
warmed
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From this reading The good squire's heart warmed towards the luckless cosmopolite, for he is a little prone to like such half-vagrant characters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A little further conversation convinced him that Slingsby was as fit for that as for anything else, and in a day or two he was seen swaying the rod of empire in the very school-house where he had often been horsed in the days of his boyhood.
winks
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From this reading Honest Jack had already offered him a present shelter under his roof, in spite of the hints, and winks, and half remonstrances of the shrewd Dame Tibbets; but how to provide for his permanent maintenance was the question.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Luckily the squire bethought himself that the village school was without a teacher.
