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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 To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
accomplishment
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From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
ate
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From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
away
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
black
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
breed
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business
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From this reading Hawley Hotel did a flourishing business that night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
cleansed
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comer
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concerning
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From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
consultations
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designs
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From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Hawley Hotel did a flourishing business that night.
difficult
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From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
dining
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From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
dishes
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distance
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
filled
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From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
flourishing
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From this reading Hawley Hotel did a flourishing business that night.
food
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From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
fugitives
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From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
full
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
fully
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From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
girl
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From this reading Mrs. Hawley and the “breed” girl held hasty consultations in the kitchen over the supply, and never was there such a rattling of dishes hurriedly cleansed for the next comer.
grown
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
hasty
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Hawley
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From this reading Hawley Hotel did a flourishing business that night.
healthy
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
held
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From this reading Mrs. Hawley and the “breed” girl held hasty consultations in the kitchen over the supply, and never was there such a rattling of dishes hurriedly cleansed for the next comer.
horses
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
Hotel
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From this reading Hawley Hotel did a flourishing business that night.
hundred
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
hungered
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From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
hurriedly
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From this reading Mrs. Hawley and the “breed” girl held hasty consultations in the kitchen over the supply, and never was there such a rattling of dishes hurriedly cleansed for the next comer.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
kitchen
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From this reading Mrs. Hawley and the “breed” girl held hasty consultations in the kitchen over the supply, and never was there such a rattling of dishes hurriedly cleansed for the next comer.
lead
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
legs
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
more
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From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Hawley and the “breed” girl held hasty consultations in the kitchen over the supply, and never was there such a rattling of dishes hurriedly cleansed for the next comer.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hawley and the “breed” girl held hasty consultations in the kitchen over the supply, and never was there such a rattling of dishes hurriedly cleansed for the next comer.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hawley and the “breed” girl held hasty consultations in the kitchen over the supply, and never was there such a rattling of dishes hurriedly cleansed for the next comer.
night
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Hawley and the “breed” girl held hasty consultations in the kitchen over the supply, and never was there such a rattling of dishes hurriedly cleansed for the next comer.
over-nice
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From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
overflowing
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From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
people
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
prevent
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From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
quietly
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
rattling
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From this reading Mrs. Hawley and the “breed” girl held hasty consultations in the kitchen over the supply, and never was there such a rattling of dishes hurriedly cleansed for the next comer.
room
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From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
saddle
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
seem
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
seems
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
simple
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
steal
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
successful
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From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Hawley and the “breed” girl held hasty consultations in the kitchen over the supply, and never was there such a rattling of dishes hurriedly cleansed for the next comer.
supply
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From this reading Mrs. Hawley and the “breed” girl held hasty consultations in the kitchen over the supply, and never was there such a rattling of dishes hurriedly cleansed for the next comer.
tables
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From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hawley Hotel did a flourishing business that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
there
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From this reading Mrs. Hawley and the “breed” girl held hasty consultations in the kitchen over the supply, and never was there such a rattling of dishes hurriedly cleansed for the next comer.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
things
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From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
twice
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From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
two
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
understands
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From this reading At the same time, to prevent the successful accomplishment of these things is not difficult, if one but fully understands the designs of the fugitives.
unobserved
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
use
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
usually
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From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
waiting
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Hawley and the “breed” girl held hasty consultations in the kitchen over the supply, and never was there such a rattling of dishes hurriedly cleansed for the next comer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The two long tables in the dining room, usually not more than half filled by those who hungered and were not over-nice concerning the food they ate, were twice filled to overflowing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
wits
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
yards
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
young
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From this reading To saddle two horses when the night has grown black and to lead them, unobserved, so short a distance as two hundred yards or so seems a simple thing; and for two healthy young people with full use of their wits and their legs to steal quietly away to where those horses are waiting would seem quite as simple.
