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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 Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
age
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From this reading And besides, this was a grand day--the day of Guy's coming of age.
ago
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
all
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From this reading It was a bright day to-day--bright as all our faces were, I think, as we gathered round the cosy breakfast-table.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
Beechwood
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
belonged
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading And besides, this was a grand day--the day of Guy's coming of age.
boy
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
breakfast-room
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
breakfast-table
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From this reading It was a bright day to-day--bright as all our faces were, I think, as we gathered round the cosy breakfast-table.
bright
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From this reading It was a bright day to-day--bright as all our faces were, I think, as we gathered round the cosy breakfast-table.
broad
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
Bury
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was early--little past eight o'clock; but we kept Longfield hours and Longfield ways still.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
certain
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
coming
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From this reading And besides, this was a grand day--the day of Guy's coming of age.
cosy
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From this reading It was a bright day to-day--bright as all our faces were, I think, as we gathered round the cosy breakfast-table.
Curious
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
day
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From this reading And besides, this was a grand day--the day of Guy's coming of age.
days
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
December
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
down
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
early
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From this reading It was early--little past eight o'clock; but we kept Longfield hours and Longfield ways still.
eight
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From this reading It was early--little past eight o'clock; but we kept Longfield hours and Longfield ways still.
enough
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
faces
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From this reading It was a bright day to-day--bright as all our faces were, I think, as we gathered round the cosy breakfast-table.
Father
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
field-path
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
front
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
gathered
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From this reading It was a bright day to-day--bright as all our faces were, I think, as we gathered round the cosy breakfast-table.
goodly
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
grand
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From this reading And besides, this was a grand day--the day of Guy's coming of age.
gravel
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
Guy's
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From this reading And besides, this was a grand day--the day of Guy's coming of age.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
Hall
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
hours
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From this reading It was early--little past eight o'clock; but we kept Longfield hours and Longfield ways still.
house
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
how
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a bright day to-day--bright as all our faces were, I think, as we gathered round the cosy breakfast-table.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
inch
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was early--little past eight o'clock; but we kept Longfield hours and Longfield ways still.
kept
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From this reading It was early--little past eight o'clock; but we kept Longfield hours and Longfield ways still.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was early--little past eight o'clock; but we kept Longfield hours and Longfield ways still.
Longfield
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From this reading It was early--little past eight o'clock; but we kept Longfield hours and Longfield ways still.
looking
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
meekly
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
Norton
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
o'clock
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From this reading It was early--little past eight o'clock; but we kept Longfield hours and Longfield ways still.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
old
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was a bright day to-day--bright as all our faces were, I think, as we gathered round the cosy breakfast-table.
paced
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
past
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From this reading It was early--little past eight o'clock; but we kept Longfield hours and Longfield ways still.
perhaps
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
pretty
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
rainy
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
remembering
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
round
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From this reading It was a bright day to-day--bright as all our faces were, I think, as we gathered round the cosy breakfast-table.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
side
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
sight
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
son
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was early--little past eight o'clock; but we kept Longfield hours and Longfield ways still.
sunshiny
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a bright day to-day--bright as all our faces were, I think, as we gathered round the cosy breakfast-table.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And besides, this was a grand day--the day of Guy's coming of age.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
to-day
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From this reading It was a bright day to-day--bright as all our faces were, I think, as we gathered round the cosy breakfast-table.
twenty-one
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
unconscious
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
up
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
walk
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
walked
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was early--little past eight o'clock; but we kept Longfield hours and Longfield ways still.
watch
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
ways
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From this reading It was early--little past eight o'clock; but we kept Longfield hours and Longfield ways still.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was early--little past eight o'clock; but we kept Longfield hours and Longfield ways still.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
windows
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From this reading Father and son--a goodly sight, as they paced side by side up and down the gravel walk--(alas! the pretty field-path belonged to days that were!)--up and down the broad, sunshiny walk, in front of the breakfast-room windows of Beechwood Hall.
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
young
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From this reading Curious it seemed to watch him, as he walked along by his father, looking every inch "the young heir;" and perhaps not unconscious that he did so;--curious enough, remembering how meekly the boy had come into the world, at a certain old house at Norton Bury, one rainy December morning, twenty-one years ago.
