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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 It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
absence
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
add
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
adventure
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From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
bags
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
borough
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
borrowed
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
bound
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
business
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
capacity
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
chapter
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
clean
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
close
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
common-sense
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
connected
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
curate
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
Dale
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
daring
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From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
discovery
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
distrustful
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
engaged
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
equestrian
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
eventful
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
excursion
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
exerting
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
family
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
Hall
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From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
Hazeldean
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
headaches
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
home
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From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
how
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
implied
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
incidentzlly
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
inducted
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
kept
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
Lansmere
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
Leonard's
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
less
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
living
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
man's
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
manuscripts
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
miles
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From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
more
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From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
morn
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
most
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From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
naturally
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
nervous
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
nicely
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
night
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
off
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From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
old
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
operation
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
out
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
own
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
pack
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
packed
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
packing-up
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
pad
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
pad-mare
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
parishioners
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
Parson
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
Parsonage
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From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
possibility
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
previous
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
put
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
quietest
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
rarely
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From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
regarded
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From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
saddle
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
said
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
sermons
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
set
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
shirt
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
showing
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
side
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
sleep
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
slightest
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
slippers
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
spot
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From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
squire's
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
stables
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
stirred
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From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
suffered
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
thoughtful
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
town
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From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
twenty
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From this reading It was so rarely that the parson stirred from home, that this journey to a town more than twenty miles off was regarded as a most daring adventure, both at the Hall and at the Parsonage.
up
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Nay, so distrustful was she of the possibility of the good man's exerting the slightest common-sense in her absence, that she kept him close at her side while she was engaged in that same operation of packing-up,--showing him the exact spot in which the clean shirt was put; and how nicely the old slippers were packed up in one of his own sermons.
whole
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He said that he was bound on business connected with his old parishioners of Lansmere; for, as it has been incidentzlly implied in a previous chapter, he had been connected with that borough town (and, I may here add, in the capacity of curate) before he had been inducted into the living of Hazeldean.
worst
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From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
year
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From this reading It was about a year after Leonard's discovery of the family manuscripts that Parson Dale borrowed the quietest pad-mare in the squire's stables, and set out on an equestrian excursion.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Mrs. Dale could not sleep the whole previous night with thinking of it; and though she had naturally one of her worst nervous headaches on the eventful morn, she yet suffered no hands less thoughtful than her own to pack up the saddle- bags which the parson had borrowed along with the pad.
