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1859
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
1894
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
35
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
adoring
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From this reading Possibly a vision of an adoring and devoted retainer may here present itself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Possibly a vision of an adoring and devoted retainer may here present itself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Robert Evans was the butler at Mount Music.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a person whose opinion might, by the thoughtless, be considered unimportant, but in this the thoughtless would greatly err.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
brief
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a person whose opinion might, by the thoughtless, be considered unimportant, but in this the thoughtless would greatly err.
butler
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From this reading Robert Evans was the butler at Mount Music.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a person whose opinion might, by the thoughtless, be considered unimportant, but in this the thoughtless would greatly err.
calculation
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
considered
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From this reading It was a person whose opinion might, by the thoughtless, be considered unimportant, but in this the thoughtless would greatly err.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
Coppinger
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From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
deep
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From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
devoted
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From this reading Possibly a vision of an adoring and devoted retainer may here present itself.
disapproval
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From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
enthusiastic
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From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
err
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From this reading It was a person whose opinion might, by the thoughtless, be considered unimportant, but in this the thoughtless would greatly err.
establish
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
Evans
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From this reading Robert Evans was the butler at Mount Music.
fact
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
greatly
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From this reading It was a person whose opinion might, by the thoughtless, be considered unimportant, but in this the thoughtless would greatly err.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
held
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Possibly a vision of an adoring and devoted retainer may here present itself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
houses
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From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a person whose opinion might, by the thoughtless, be considered unimportant, but in this the thoughtless would greatly err.
intimacy
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From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Possibly a vision of an adoring and devoted retainer may here present itself.
master
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Possibly a vision of an adoring and devoted retainer may here present itself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was a person whose opinion might, by the thoughtless, be considered unimportant, but in this the thoughtless would greatly err.
more
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
Mount
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From this reading Robert Evans was the butler at Mount Music.
Music
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From this reading Robert Evans was the butler at Mount Music.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
now
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
office
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
old
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
opinion
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From this reading It was a person whose opinion might, by the thoughtless, be considered unimportant, but in this the thoughtless would greatly err.
person
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From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
position
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
Possibly
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From this reading Possibly a vision of an adoring and devoted retainer may here present itself.
prejudiced
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From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
present
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
retainer
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From this reading Possibly a vision of an adoring and devoted retainer may here present itself.
Robert
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From this reading Robert Evans was the butler at Mount Music.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
sprung
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From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
statement
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
taken
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
Talbot-Lowry
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From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
There
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From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a person whose opinion might, by the thoughtless, be considered unimportant, but in this the thoughtless would greatly err.
thoughtless
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From this reading It was a person whose opinion might, by the thoughtless, be considered unimportant, but in this the thoughtless would greatly err.
twenty-one
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
unexacting
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
unimportant
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From this reading It was a person whose opinion might, by the thoughtless, be considered unimportant, but in this the thoughtless would greatly err.
up
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From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
viewed
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From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
vision
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From this reading Possibly a vision of an adoring and devoted retainer may here present itself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It was a person whose opinion might, by the thoughtless, be considered unimportant, but in this the thoughtless would greatly err.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was one person who viewed the enthusiastic intimacy that had sprung up between the houses of Coppinger and Talbot-Lowry, with a disapproval as deep as it was prejudiced.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was a person whose opinion might, by the thoughtless, be considered unimportant, but in this the thoughtless would greatly err.
year
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
years
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From this reading He had held that position since the year 1859, from which statement a brief and unexacting calculation will establish the fact that he had taken office when his present master was no more than twenty-one years old and, it being now 1894, he had so continued for 35 years.
