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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 It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It suited him much better to be out upon the downs after the sheep; though even in that quiet place he had his troubles.
all
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
altogether
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From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CASTLES AT HOME.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
better
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From this reading It suited him much better to be out upon the downs after the sheep; though even in that quiet place he had his troubles.
borne
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From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
brother-shepherd
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From this reading The sheep-walk was too extensive to be under the management of one person; and Castle’s brother-shepherd was not a very congenial companion.
bustle
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
called
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From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
Castle's
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
CASTLES
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From this reading THE CASTLES AT HOME.
companion
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From this reading The sheep-walk was too extensive to be under the management of one person; and Castle’s brother-shepherd was not a very congenial companion.
congenial
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From this reading The sheep-walk was too extensive to be under the management of one person; and Castle’s brother-shepherd was not a very congenial companion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
difficulty
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
done
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From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
downs
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From this reading It suited him much better to be out upon the downs after the sheep; though even in that quiet place he had his troubles.
driven
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From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
else
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From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
even
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From this reading It suited him much better to be out upon the downs after the sheep; though even in that quiet place he had his troubles.
extensive
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From this reading The sheep-walk was too extensive to be under the management of one person; and Castle’s brother-shepherd was not a very congenial companion.
few
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
hands
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
hearing
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It suited him much better to be out upon the downs after the sheep; though even in that quiet place he had his troubles.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
HOME
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From this reading THE CASTLES AT HOME.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It suited him much better to be out upon the downs after the sheep; though even in that quiet place he had his troubles.
instead
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
irritable
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
labourer
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
made
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
man
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
management
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From this reading The sheep-walk was too extensive to be under the management of one person; and Castle’s brother-shepherd was not a very congenial companion.
much
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
occasioned
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
off
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From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
out
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From this reading It suited him much better to be out upon the downs after the sheep; though even in that quiet place he had his troubles.
person
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From this reading The sheep-walk was too extensive to be under the management of one person; and Castle’s brother-shepherd was not a very congenial companion.
pillar
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From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
place
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From this reading It suited him much better to be out upon the downs after the sheep; though even in that quiet place he had his troubles.
post
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From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
pressure
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
quiet
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From this reading It suited him much better to be out upon the downs after the sheep; though even in that quiet place he had his troubles.
said
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From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
sheep
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From this reading It suited him much better to be out upon the downs after the sheep; though even in that quiet place he had his troubles.
sheep-walk
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From this reading The sheep-walk was too extensive to be under the management of one person; and Castle’s brother-shepherd was not a very congenial companion.
shepherd
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
sight
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
suited
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From this reading It suited him much better to be out upon the downs after the sheep; though even in that quiet place he had his troubles.
temper
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It suited him much better to be out upon the downs after the sheep; though even in that quiet place he had his troubles.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CASTLES AT HOME.
thing
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From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It suited him much better to be out upon the downs after the sheep; though even in that quiet place he had his troubles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
too
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From this reading The sheep-walk was too extensive to be under the management of one person; and Castle’s brother-shepherd was not a very congenial companion.
troubles
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From this reading It suited him much better to be out upon the downs after the sheep; though even in that quiet place he had his troubles.
unaccustomed
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From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The sheep-walk was too extensive to be under the management of one person; and Castle’s brother-shepherd was not a very congenial companion.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It suited him much better to be out upon the downs after the sheep; though even in that quiet place he had his troubles.
very
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
well
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
wife
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From this reading He could not have borne to be, as his wife said, driven from pillar to post,—called off from one thing before he had done it, to do something else to which he was altogether unaccustomed.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
work
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From this reading It was very well for a man of Castle’s irritable temper to be made a shepherd, instead of a labourer at home, within sight and hearing of all the bustle and difficulty occasioned by much pressure of work and few hands to do it.
