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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 WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
ANGER
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [Even as a journey by the upropitious light of the uncertain moon.]
AUTHORS
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
back
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [Even as a journey by the upropitious light of the uncertain moon.]
care
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
change
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
CHEATING
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
CLASS
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
considerable
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
CORPORAL
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
CORPORAL'S
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
DELECTATION
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
DESCRIBED
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
destination
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
dined
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
dreary
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
encountered
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
EQUAL
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
Est
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From this reading Quale per incertam Lunam sub luce maligna Est iter.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Even as a journey by the upropitious light of the uncertain moon.]
EVENT
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
EXPLANATION
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
fell
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
FIGHTING
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
GRIEF
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
ground
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
Hales
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
highwaymen
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
hours
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
IMPROVEMENT
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
incertam
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From this reading Quale per incertam Lunam sub luce maligna Est iter.
iter
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From this reading Quale per incertam Lunam sub luce maligna Est iter.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [Even as a journey by the upropitious light of the uncertain moon.]
LADIES
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
led
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
light
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From this reading [Even as a journey by the upropitious light of the uncertain moon.]
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
LOVE
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
luce
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From this reading Quale per incertam Lunam sub luce maligna Est iter.
Lunam
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From this reading Quale per incertam Lunam sub luce maligna Est iter.
maligna
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From this reading Quale per incertam Lunam sub luce maligna Est iter.
MASTER
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
MATTERS
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
MEDITATIONS
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
midst
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
moon
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From this reading [Even as a journey by the upropitious light of the uncertain moon.]
night
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
OPENS
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
OPINIONS
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
OTHER
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
PARTICULAR
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading Quale per incertam Lunam sub luce maligna Est iter.
PERSONALLY
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
Peter
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
place
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
PLEASURE
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
portion
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
prescribed
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
Quale
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From this reading Quale per incertam Lunam sub luce maligna Est iter.
remain
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
RESPECTABILITY
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
road
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
Sir
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
some
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
stage
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
sub
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From this reading Quale per incertam Lunam sub luce maligna Est iter.
SUNDRY
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
suspected
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
TRAVELLER
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
travellers
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
traversed
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
two
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From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
uncertain
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From this reading [Even as a journey by the upropitious light of the uncertain moon.]
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
upropitious
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From this reading [Even as a journey by the upropitious light of the uncertain moon.]
VALUE
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
Virgil
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From this reading --Virgil.
WALTER'S
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The road prescribed to our travellers by the change in their destination led them back over a considerable portion of the ground they had already traversed, and since the Corporal took care that they should remain some hours in the place where they dined, night fell upon them as they found themselves in the midst of the same long and dreary stage in which they had encountered Sir Peter Hales and the two suspected highwaymen.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
WORDS
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
WORLD
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
YOUNG
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From this reading WALTER’S MEDITATIONS.--THE CORPORAL’S GRIEF AND ANGER.--THE CORPORAL PERSONALLY DESCRIBED.--AN EXPLANATION WITH HIS MASTER.--THE CORPORAL OPENS HIMSELF TO THE YOUNG TRAVELLER.-- HIS OPINIONS ON LOVE;--ON THE WORLD;--ON THE PLEASURE AND RESPECTABILITY OF CHEATING;--ON LADIES--AND A PARTICULAR CLASS OF LADIES;--ON AUTHORS;--ON THE VALUE OF WORDS;--ON FIGHTING; --WITH SUNDRY OTHER MATTERS OF EQUAL DELECTATION AND IMPROVEMENT.--AN UNEXPECTED EVENT.
