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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 CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
accepted
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
all
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From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
any
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From this reading Moreover the lady paid the whole fare beforehand--not, the landlord precisely stipulated, to be returned in any event.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
back
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Moreover the lady paid the whole fare beforehand--not, the landlord precisely stipulated, to be returned in any event.
beforehand
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From this reading Moreover the lady paid the whole fare beforehand--not, the landlord precisely stipulated, to be returned in any event.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Neither party was pleased, but both consented, hoping to retrieve a temporary concession by ultimate victory.
bring
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Neither party was pleased, but both consented, hoping to retrieve a temporary concession by ultimate victory.
CARRIAGE
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From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
case
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
compromise
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From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
concession
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From this reading Neither party was pleased, but both consented, hoping to retrieve a temporary concession by ultimate victory.
consented
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From this reading Neither party was pleased, but both consented, hoping to retrieve a temporary concession by ultimate victory.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
crossing
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
dangerous
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
differences
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From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
direct
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From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
drive
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
ended
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From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
engage
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From this reading The lady would not resign herself to staying at Sasellano; the landlord would not engage to risk passenger, carriage, and horses in the flood.
engaged
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
equipage
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
event
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From this reading Moreover the lady paid the whole fare beforehand--not, the landlord precisely stipulated, to be returned in any event.
Excellency
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From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
far
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading Moreover the lady paid the whole fare beforehand--not, the landlord precisely stipulated, to be returned in any event.
fellow
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
flood
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From this reading The lady would not resign herself to staying at Sasellano; the landlord would not engage to risk passenger, carriage, and horses in the flood.
FORD
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From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The lady would not resign herself to staying at Sasellano; the landlord would not engage to risk passenger, carriage, and horses in the flood.
hoping
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From this reading Neither party was pleased, but both consented, hoping to retrieve a temporary concession by ultimate victory.
horses
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From this reading The lady would not resign herself to staying at Sasellano; the landlord would not engage to risk passenger, carriage, and horses in the flood.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
innkeeper
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From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
issue
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From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
lady
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From this reading The lady would not resign herself to staying at Sasellano; the landlord would not engage to risk passenger, carriage, and horses in the flood.
landlord
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From this reading The lady would not resign herself to staying at Sasellano; the landlord would not engage to risk passenger, carriage, and horses in the flood.
morality
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From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover the lady paid the whole fare beforehand--not, the landlord precisely stipulated, to be returned in any event.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither party was pleased, but both consented, hoping to retrieve a temporary concession by ultimate victory.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The lady would not resign herself to staying at Sasellano; the landlord would not engage to risk passenger, carriage, and horses in the flood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
paid
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From this reading Moreover the lady paid the whole fare beforehand--not, the landlord precisely stipulated, to be returned in any event.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither party was pleased, but both consented, hoping to retrieve a temporary concession by ultimate victory.
passenger
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From this reading The lady would not resign herself to staying at Sasellano; the landlord would not engage to risk passenger, carriage, and horses in the flood.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Neither party was pleased, but both consented, hoping to retrieve a temporary concession by ultimate victory.
points
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From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
possible
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
precisely
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From this reading Moreover the lady paid the whole fare beforehand--not, the landlord precisely stipulated, to be returned in any event.
promised
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
resignnounUS /resign/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lady would not resign herself to staying at Sasellano; the landlord would not engage to risk passenger, carriage, and horses in the flood.
retrieve
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From this reading Neither party was pleased, but both consented, hoping to retrieve a temporary concession by ultimate victory.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Moreover the lady paid the whole fare beforehand--not, the landlord precisely stipulated, to be returned in any event.
risk
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From this reading The lady would not resign herself to staying at Sasellano; the landlord would not engage to risk passenger, carriage, and horses in the flood.
river
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
robust
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
Sasellano
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From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
services
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
staying
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From this reading The lady would not resign herself to staying at Sasellano; the landlord would not engage to risk passenger, carriage, and horses in the flood.
stipulated
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From this reading Moreover the lady paid the whole fare beforehand--not, the landlord precisely stipulated, to be returned in any event.
stout-built
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
temporary
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From this reading Neither party was pleased, but both consented, hoping to retrieve a temporary concession by ultimate victory.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CARRIAGE AT THE FORD The direct issue between her Excellency and the innkeeper at Sasellano had ended as all such differences (save, of course, on points of morality) should--in a compromise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lady would not resign herself to staying at Sasellano; the landlord would not engage to risk passenger, carriage, and horses in the flood.
too
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From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
ultimate
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From this reading Neither party was pleased, but both consented, hoping to retrieve a temporary concession by ultimate victory.
victory
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From this reading Neither party was pleased, but both consented, hoping to retrieve a temporary concession by ultimate victory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither party was pleased, but both consented, hoping to retrieve a temporary concession by ultimate victory.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
whole
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From this reading Moreover the lady paid the whole fare beforehand--not, the landlord precisely stipulated, to be returned in any event.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he found and she accepted the services of a robust, stout-built fellow who engaged with the lady to drive her as far as the river and across it if possible, and promised the landlord to bring her and the equipage back in case the crossing were too dangerous.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The lady would not resign herself to staying at Sasellano; the landlord would not engage to risk passenger, carriage, and horses in the flood.
