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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 hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
age
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From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
bell
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From this reading We reached the iron gate of the Mythe House;--John hesitated a minute, and then pulled the bell with a resolute hand.
bent
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From this reading Perhaps it was, for John was bent on a trying errand.
betrothed
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From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
Brithwood
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From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
came
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From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
comfort
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From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
communicate
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From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
day
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From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
doing
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From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
eight
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From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
errand
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From this reading Perhaps it was, for John was bent on a trying errand.
fact
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From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps it was, for John was bent on a trying errand.
gate
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From this reading We reached the iron gate of the Mythe House;--John hesitated a minute, and then pulled the bell with a resolute hand.
going
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From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
guardian
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From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
Halifax
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From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
hand
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From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
hardly
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From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
hesitated
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From this reading We reached the iron gate of the Mythe House;--John hesitated a minute, and then pulled the bell with a resolute hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
House
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From this reading We reached the iron gate of the Mythe House;--John hesitated a minute, and then pulled the bell with a resolute hand.
hundred
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From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
iron
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From this reading We reached the iron gate of the Mythe House;--John hesitated a minute, and then pulled the bell with a resolute hand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
John
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From this reading Perhaps it was, for John was bent on a trying errand.
June
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From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
just
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From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
legal
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From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
like
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From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
minute
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From this reading We reached the iron gate of the Mythe House;--John hesitated a minute, and then pulled the bell with a resolute hand.
Mr
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From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
Mythe
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From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
nineteenth
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From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Perhaps it was, for John was bent on a trying errand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
out
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From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it was, for John was bent on a trying errand.
Phineas
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From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
promised
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From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We reached the iron gate of the Mythe House;--John hesitated a minute, and then pulled the bell with a resolute hand.
reached
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From this reading We reached the iron gate of the Mythe House;--John hesitated a minute, and then pulled the bell with a resolute hand.
resolute
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From this reading We reached the iron gate of the Mythe House;--John hesitated a minute, and then pulled the bell with a resolute hand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
taking
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From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
tanner
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From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
then
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From this reading We reached the iron gate of the Mythe House;--John hesitated a minute, and then pulled the bell with a resolute hand.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
thousand
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From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
trustee
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From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
trying
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From this reading Perhaps it was, for John was bent on a trying errand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
Ursula's
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From this reading He was going to communicate to Mr. Brithwood of the Mythe, Ursula's legal guardian and trustee, the fact that she had promised him her hand--him, John Halifax, the tanner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it was, for John was bent on a trying errand.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We reached the iron gate of the Mythe House;--John hesitated a minute, and then pulled the bell with a resolute hand.
week
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From this reading He did it--nay, insisted upon doing it--the day after he came of age, and just one week after they had been betrothed--this nineteenth of June, one thousand eight hundred and one.
wet
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From this reading "I hardly like taking thee out this wet day, Phineas--but it is a comfort to have thee."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We reached the iron gate of the Mythe House;--John hesitated a minute, and then pulled the bell with a resolute hand.
