adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
ardentadjectiveUS /ˈɑːrdənt/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As we came east, we found the militia very much more suspicious than they had been on the western side of Exeter.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
Blick
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From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As we came east, we found the militia very much more suspicious than they had been on the western side of Exeter.
cheeryadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪri/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
clergymannounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒimən/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
clergymennounUS /ˈklɜːrdʒimɪn/
plural of “clergyman” — a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading Indeed, the clergymen everywhere supported us, as defenders of the Protestant faith, which that dastard James would have destroyed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
dastardnoun
a despicable coward
From this reading Indeed, the clergymen everywhere supported us, as defenders of the Protestant faith, which that dastard James would have destroyed.
defendersnounUS /dɪˈfendərz/
plural of “defender” — a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading Indeed, the clergymen everywhere supported us, as defenders of the Protestant faith, which that dastard James would have destroyed.
destroyedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɔɪd/
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading Indeed, the clergymen everywhere supported us, as defenders of the Protestant faith, which that dastard James would have destroyed.
difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
Dorchester
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From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
Dorset
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From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
eastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading As we came east, we found the militia very much more suspicious than they had been on the western side of Exeter.
eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
everywhereadverbUS /ˈevriwer/
to or in any or all places
From this reading Indeed, the clergymen everywhere supported us, as defenders of the Protestant faith, which that dastard James would have destroyed.
excuseverbUS /ɪksˈkjuːs/
accept an excuse for
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
Exeter
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From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
faithnounUS /feɪθ/
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Indeed, the clergymen everywhere supported us, as defenders of the Protestant faith, which that dastard James would have destroyed.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading As we came east, we found the militia very much more suspicious than they had been on the western side of Exeter.
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
gatheringnounUS /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As we came east, we found the militia very much more suspicious than they had been on the western side of Exeter.
handingverbUS /ˈhændɪŋ/
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Indeed, the clergymen everywhere supported us, as defenders of the Protestant faith, which that dastard James would have destroyed.
HubblenounUS /ˈhʌbəl/
United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance from the observer (1889-1953)
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, the clergymen everywhere supported us, as defenders of the Protestant faith, which that dastard James would have destroyed.
instantnounUS /ˈɪnstənt/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
introductionnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
the act of beginning something new
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Indeed, the clergymen everywhere supported us, as defenders of the Protestant faith, which that dastard James would have destroyed.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
militianounUS /məˈlɪʃə/
civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As we came east, we found the militia very much more suspicious than they had been on the western side of Exeter.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading As we came east, we found the militia very much more suspicious than they had been on the western side of Exeter.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
pretencenoun
a false or unsupportable quality
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
ProtestantnounUS /ˈprɑːtəstənt/
an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading Indeed, the clergymen everywhere supported us, as defenders of the Protestant faith, which that dastard James would have destroyed.
pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
rebelsnounUS /ˈrebəlz/
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
red-facedadjective
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
schoolmasternounUS /ˈskuːlmæstər/
presiding officer of a school
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
Sidmouth
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From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
supportedadjectiveUS /səˈpɔːrtɪd/
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading Indeed, the clergymen everywhere supported us, as defenders of the Protestant faith, which that dastard James would have destroyed.
suspiciousadjectiveUS /səˈspɪʃəs/
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading As we came east, we found the militia very much more suspicious than they had been on the western side of Exeter.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As we came east, we found the militia very much more suspicious than they had been on the western side of Exeter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Indeed, the clergymen everywhere supported us, as defenders of the Protestant faith, which that dastard James would have destroyed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As we came east, we found the militia very much more suspicious than they had been on the western side of Exeter.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
troopsnounUS /truːps/
soldiers collectively
From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed, the clergymen everywhere supported us, as defenders of the Protestant faith, which that dastard James would have destroyed.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading As we came east, we found the militia very much more suspicious than they had been on the western side of Exeter.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
westernadjectiveUS /ˈwestərn/
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We spread the tidings as far as Exeter, where Mr. Blick made some pretence of handing me over to a schoolmaster, one Hubble, a red-faced, cheery clergyman, one of the most ardent rebels on our side.
whereaboutsnounUS /ˈwerəbaʊts/
the general location where something is
From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Indeed, the clergymen everywhere supported us, as defenders of the Protestant faith, which that dastard James would have destroyed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So after waiting for a little while in Exeter, gathering all the news we could of the whereabouts of the troops of militia, we pushed on eastward, by way of Sidmouth, to the big town of Dorchester.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mr. Hubble made some excuse for not taking me in at the instant; but gave us letters of introduction to people in towns further on, so that we could pass the militia without difficulty, to give the news in western Dorset.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Indeed, the clergymen everywhere supported us, as defenders of the Protestant faith, which that dastard James would have destroyed.
