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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 At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
adjoining
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From this reading The borough town of Lansmere was situated in the county adjoining that which contained the village of Hazeldean.
air
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From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
angle
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
bait
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From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
benignly
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From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
borough
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From this reading The borough town of Lansmere was situated in the county adjoining that which contained the village of Hazeldean.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
branched
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
came
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
chair
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
consigned
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
contained
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From this reading The borough town of Lansmere was situated in the county adjoining that which contained the village of Hazeldean.
corn
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From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
county
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From this reading The borough town of Lansmere was situated in the county adjoining that which contained the village of Hazeldean.
crossed
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
direct
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
directions
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
Dismounting
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
down
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From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
ears
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From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
finding
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
firma
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
going
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
hard
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
Hazeldean
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From this reading The borough town of Lansmere was situated in the county adjoining that which contained the village of Hazeldean.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
hostler
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The borough town of Lansmere was situated in the county adjoining that which contained the village of Hazeldean.
inn
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
just
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From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
Lansmere
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From this reading The borough town of Lansmere was situated in the county adjoining that which contained the village of Hazeldean.
Late
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
leading
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
London
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
made
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From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
main
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
more
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
noon
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The borough town of Lansmere was situated in the county adjoining that which contained the village of Hazeldean.
off
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
other
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
pad
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From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
parlour
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
parson
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
placed
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
put
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From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
reached
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
repose
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
road
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
said
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From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
sanded
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
shires
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
situated
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From this reading The borough town of Lansmere was situated in the county adjoining that which contained the village of Hazeldean.
somewhat
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From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
soon
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
sore
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From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
stiff
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
stream
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
terra
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The borough town of Lansmere was situated in the county adjoining that which contained the village of Hazeldean.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The borough town of Lansmere was situated in the county adjoining that which contained the village of Hazeldean.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
town
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From this reading The borough town of Lansmere was situated in the county adjoining that which contained the village of Hazeldean.
two
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From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
up
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From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
very
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From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
village
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From this reading The borough town of Lansmere was situated in the county adjoining that which contained the village of Hazeldean.
walked
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
warm
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From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The borough town of Lansmere was situated in the county adjoining that which contained the village of Hazeldean.
water
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From this reading And the parson himself, feeling very warm and somewhat sore, said to the pad, benignly, "It is just,--thou shalt have corn and water!"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Late at noon the parson crossed the little stream which divided the two shires, and came to an inn, which was placed at an angle, where the great main road branched off into two directions, the one leading towards Lansmere, the other going more direct to London.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The borough town of Lansmere was situated in the county adjoining that which contained the village of Hazeldean.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
Windsor
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From this reading Dismounting, therefore, and finding himself very stiff as soon as he reached /terra firma/, the parson consigned the pad to the hostler, and walked into the sanded parlour of the inn, to repose himself on a very hard Windsor chair.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At this inn the pad stopped, and put down both ears with the air of a pad who has made up her mind to bait.
