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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 At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
acquaintance
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From this reading When quite a young man, he had married rather rashly--a girl whose acquaintance he had made during a voyage.
acres
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
age
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From this reading His age at present was nearing fifty.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
ancestors
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
borne
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From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
country
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
deal
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
distance
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From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
down
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading When quite a young man, he had married rather rashly--a girl whose acquaintance he had made during a voyage.
dwelt
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From this reading Here had dwelt three successive generations of Glazzards.
estate
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From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
father
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
fifty
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From this reading His age at present was nearing fifty.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
generations
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From this reading Here had dwelt three successive generations of Glazzards.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
girl
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From this reading When quite a young man, he had married rather rashly--a girl whose acquaintance he had made during a voyage.
Glazzards
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From this reading Here had dwelt three successive generations of Glazzards.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
grandfather
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here had dwelt three successive generations of Glazzards.
Highmead
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From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
lay
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From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
like
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
made
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From this reading When quite a young man, he had married rather rashly--a girl whose acquaintance he had made during a voyage.
man
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From this reading When quite a young man, he had married rather rashly--a girl whose acquaintance he had made during a voyage.
married
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From this reading When quite a young man, he had married rather rashly--a girl whose acquaintance he had made during a voyage.
mile
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From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
nearing
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From this reading His age at present was nearing fifty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
only
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
Polterham
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From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
possessor
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
present
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When quite a young man, he had married rather rashly--a girl whose acquaintance he had made during a voyage.
rashly
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From this reading When quite a young man, he had married rather rashly--a girl whose acquaintance he had made during a voyage.
rather
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From this reading When quite a young man, he had married rather rashly--a girl whose acquaintance he had made during a voyage.
respectable
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
seen
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
settled
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
simply
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
successive
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From this reading Here had dwelt three successive generations of Glazzards.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
three
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From this reading Here had dwelt three successive generations of Glazzards.
tired
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
unlike
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
voyage
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From this reading When quite a young man, he had married rather rashly--a girl whose acquaintance he had made during a voyage.
wandering
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the distance of a mile and a half from Polterham lay an estate which had long borne the name of Highmead.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading When quite a young man, he had married rather rashly--a girl whose acquaintance he had made during a voyage.
William
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
world
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From this reading The present possessor, by name William, was, like his father and grandfather, simply a country gentleman, but, unlike those respectable ancestors, had seen a good deal of the world, and only settled down amid his acres when he was tired of wandering.
young
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From this reading When quite a young man, he had married rather rashly--a girl whose acquaintance he had made during a voyage.
