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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 FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
access
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From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Wattle Tree was such a quiet haven of rest, and kept such good liquor, that once a man discovered it he always came back again; so Mr Twexby did a very comfortable trade.
all
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
always
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From this reading The Wattle Tree was such a quiet haven of rest, and kept such good liquor, that once a man discovered it he always came back again; so Mr Twexby did a very comfortable trade.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
any
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
away
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
back
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From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
became
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
better
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From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
business
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From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
came
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From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
casual
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From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
chatted
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From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
city
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
comfortable
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From this reading The Wattle Tree was such a quiet haven of rest, and kept such good liquor, that once a man discovered it he always came back again; so Mr Twexby did a very comfortable trade.
corners
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
COUNCILnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
customers
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From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
day
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From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Wattle Tree was such a quiet haven of rest, and kept such good liquor, that once a man discovered it he always came back again; so Mr Twexby did a very comfortable trade.
difficult
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From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
directed
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From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
discovered
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From this reading The Wattle Tree was such a quiet haven of rest, and kept such good liquor, that once a man discovered it he always came back again; so Mr Twexby did a very comfortable trade.
down
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
drinks
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From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
far
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
FRIENDS
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From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
get
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
go
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
haven
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From this reading The Wattle Tree was such a quiet haven of rest, and kept such good liquor, that once a man discovered it he always came back again; so Mr Twexby did a very comfortable trade.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
Hotel
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From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
how
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
kept
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From this reading The Wattle Tree was such a quiet haven of rest, and kept such good liquor, that once a man discovered it he always came back again; so Mr Twexby did a very comfortable trade.
knew
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From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
landlord
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From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
lanes
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
liquor
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From this reading The Wattle Tree was such a quiet haven of rest, and kept such good liquor, that once a man discovered it he always came back again; so Mr Twexby did a very comfortable trade.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
main
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
man
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From this reading The Wattle Tree was such a quiet haven of rest, and kept such good liquor, that once a man discovered it he always came back again; so Mr Twexby did a very comfortable trade.
McIntosh
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From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
miracle
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
Mr
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From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
narrow
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
number
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
once
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From this reading The Wattle Tree was such a quiet haven of rest, and kept such good liquor, that once a man discovered it he always came back again; so Mr Twexby did a very comfortable trade.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
parlour
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From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
perfect
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
Pierre
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From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
public-house
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From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
quiet
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From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
regular
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From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Wattle Tree was such a quiet haven of rest, and kept such good liquor, that once a man discovered it he always came back again; so Mr Twexby did a very comfortable trade.
round
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
sat
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From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
seem
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From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
Simon
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From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
spectator
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From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
stranger
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
street
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From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
streets
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Wattle Tree was such a quiet haven of rest, and kept such good liquor, that once a man discovered it he always came back again; so Mr Twexby did a very comfortable trade.
talked
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From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
tavern
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From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
there
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From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
thoroughfares
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
trade
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From this reading The Wattle Tree was such a quiet haven of rest, and kept such good liquor, that once a man discovered it he always came back again; so Mr Twexby did a very comfortable trade.
Tree
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From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
turn
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
Twexby
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From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
twist
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
up
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From this reading It was far away from the main thoroughfares of the city, and a stranger had to go up any number of quiet streets to get to it, and turn and twist round corners and down narrow lanes until it became a perfect miracle how he ever found the hotel at all.
very
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From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
Wattle
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From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FRIENDS IN COUNCIL The Wattle Tree Hotel, to which Mr McIntosh had directed Pierre, was a quiet little public-house in a quiet street.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It had its regular customers, who came there day after day, and sat in the little back parlour and talked and chatted over their drinks.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To a casual spectator it would seem that a tavern so difficult of access would not be very good for business, but Simon Twexby, the landlord, knew better.
