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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 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
adapted
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From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
always
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From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
arranged
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
best
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From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
bullocks
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From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
Caldigate
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
care
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From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
certain
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From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
country
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From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
don't
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From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
endeavoured
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From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
entire
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
Folking
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
give
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
happy
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From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
house
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
indeed
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
living
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From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
love
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From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
made
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From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
management
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
married
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
mistress
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From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
Mr
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
old
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
people
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
Pitch
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
place
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From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
property
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
said
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From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
settled
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From this reading And so it was settled.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it was settled.
son
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
squire
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From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
terms
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From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
Touching
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
up
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
way
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From this reading 'I have never been adapted for the life of a country gentleman,' he continued, 'though I have endeavoured to make the best of it, and have in a certain way come to love the old place.
wedding
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
wheat
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From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading 'I have made up my mind about it,' said the squire, who at this time was living with his son on happy terms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But I don't care about wheat nor yet about bullocks;--and a country house should always have a mistress.'
young
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From this reading As To Touching Pitch Before the wedding old Mr. Caldigate arranged with his son that he would give up to the young married people the house at Folking, and indeed the entire management of the property.
