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absorbing
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From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
according
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From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
accosted
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From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
all
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From this reading He said, however, that he liked school very well, and eluded all other questions.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
black
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From this reading But early the next morning he mounted his black pony and rode to the Parson's rectory.
bore
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From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
briefly
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From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
bullocks
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From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But early the next morning he mounted his black pony and rode to the Parson's rectory.
came
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From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
cannot
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From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
Christmas
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From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
confuter
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From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
countenance
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From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
despatched
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From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
die
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From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
disgraced
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From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
early
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From this reading But early the next morning he mounted his black pony and rode to the Parson's rectory.
eluded
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From this reading He said, however, that he liked school very well, and eluded all other questions.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
examining
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From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
eyes
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From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
fact
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From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
farmyard
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From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
form
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From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
grief
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From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
holidays
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From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
home
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From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He said, however, that he liked school very well, and eluded all other questions.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
impression
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From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
Kenelm
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From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
lag
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From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
liked
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From this reading He said, however, that he liked school very well, and eluded all other questions.
Locke
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From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
merits
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From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
Merton
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From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
more
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From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But early the next morning he mounted his black pony and rode to the Parson's rectory.
mounted
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From this reading But early the next morning he mounted his black pony and rode to the Parson's rectory.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But early the next morning he mounted his black pony and rode to the Parson's rectory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
other
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From this reading He said, however, that he liked school very well, and eluded all other questions.
own
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From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
Parson's
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From this reading But early the next morning he mounted his black pony and rode to the Parson's rectory.
penultimate
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From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
pony
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From this reading But early the next morning he mounted his black pony and rode to the Parson's rectory.
questions
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From this reading He said, however, that he liked school very well, and eluded all other questions.
ranked
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From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
rectory
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From this reading But early the next morning he mounted his black pony and rode to the Parson's rectory.
reverend
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From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
rode
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From this reading But early the next morning he mounted his black pony and rode to the Parson's rectory.
said
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From this reading He said, however, that he liked school very well, and eluded all other questions.
saturnine
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From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
School
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From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
set
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From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
Sir
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From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
some
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From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He said, however, that he liked school very well, and eluded all other questions.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
thus
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From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
very
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From this reading He said, however, that he liked school very well, and eluded all other questions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
well
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From this reading He said, however, that he liked school very well, and eluded all other questions.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he came home for the Christmas holidays he was more saturnine than ever; in fact, his countenance bore the impression of some absorbing grief.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The reverend gentleman was in his farmyard examining his bullocks when Kenelm accosted him thus briefly,-- "Sir, I am disgraced, and I shall die of it if you cannot help to set me right in my own eyes."
youthful
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From this reading THE youthful confuter of Locke was despatched to Merton School, and ranked, according to his merits, as lag of the penultimate form.
