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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 “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
Adventures
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From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
Anthony
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From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
bethought
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
cool
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
Cromwell
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From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
Dacre
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Disinheritance
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doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
Doings
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From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
eight
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From this reading His message had required me to meet him within twenty-four hours, and of the twenty-four there were still some seven or eight to run.
Employment
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ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
explicit
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From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
Faith
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From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
Francis
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
French's
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
Further
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From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
General
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From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
graze
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From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His message had required me to meet him within twenty-four hours, and of the twenty-four there were still some seven or eight to run.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
hedge-bottom
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From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
heels
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
highroad
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His message had required me to meet him within twenty-four hours, and of the twenty-four there were still some seven or eight to run.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His message had required me to meet him within twenty-four hours, and of the twenty-four there were still some seven or eight to run.
hours
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From this reading His message had required me to meet him within twenty-four hours, and of the twenty-four there were still some seven or eight to run.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
immediately
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
Important
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From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
Inn
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
joined
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
Kinsman
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From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
like
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
little
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
mare
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From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
Matthew
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
meet
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From this reading His message had required me to meet him within twenty-four hours, and of the twenty-four there were still some seven or eight to run.
Meeting
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From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
message
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From this reading His message had required me to meet him within twenty-four hours, and of the twenty-four there were still some seven or eight to run.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
Mission
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From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
more
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From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
Nicholas
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From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
noon
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
Oliver
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From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His message had required me to meet him within twenty-four hours, and of the twenty-four there were still some seven or eight to run.
out
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
park
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
Parliamentarians
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From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
place
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
puts
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From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
required
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From this reading His message had required me to meet him within twenty-four hours, and of the twenty-four there were still some seven or eight to run.
Richardson
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
run
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From this reading His message had required me to meet him within twenty-four hours, and of the twenty-four there were still some seven or eight to run.
says
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From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
seven
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From this reading His message had required me to meet him within twenty-four hours, and of the twenty-four there were still some seven or eight to run.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
Sir
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From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
sit
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From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
some
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
still
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From this reading His message had required me to meet him within twenty-four hours, and of the twenty-four there were still some seven or eight to run.
suddenly
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
supper
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From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
there
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
time
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
tinker
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From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
trysting
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
turned
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
twenty-four
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From this reading His message had required me to meet him within twenty-four hours, and of the twenty-four there were still some seven or eight to run.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
Wayside
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From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
went
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From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His message had required me to meet him within twenty-four hours, and of the twenty-four there were still some seven or eight to run.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was but little beyond noon when I turned out of Francis French’s park into the highroad, and I suddenly bethought myself that if I went immediately to the trysting place I should be as like as not to cool my heels there for some time ere Matthew Richardson joined me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Faith!” says I to myself, “he might have been more explicit--does he expect me to sit by the wayside like a tinker who puts his mare in the hedge-bottom to graze for her supper?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of my Meeting with my Kinsman, Anthony Dacre, at the Wayside Inn--of my Further Adventures, my Disinheritance by Sir Nicholas, and my Doings with the Parliamentarians--and of my Employment on an Important Mission by General Oliver Cromwell.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading His message had required me to meet him within twenty-four hours, and of the twenty-four there were still some seven or eight to run.
