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1
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From this reading "I'll bet 13 to 1 that there isn't a soul in the whole settlement to welcome us.
13
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From this reading "I'll bet 13 to 1 that there isn't a soul in the whole settlement to welcome us.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
A'RONY
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From this reading BY MAC A'RONY.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
balm
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
begun
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
bet
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From this reading "I'll bet 13 to 1 that there isn't a soul in the whole settlement to welcome us.
bewailing
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
bid
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From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
borrowing
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
brought
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MAC A'RONY.
caravan
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
character
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
check
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
comforting
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
courtesy
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
D
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
dejectedly
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From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
deploring
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
desert
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
discover
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
donkey
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
driver
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
earth
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From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
entereth
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
excellent
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
failure
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
farewell
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From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
first
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From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
forfeiture
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
good
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
great
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
hamlet
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From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
house
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From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll bet 13 to 1 that there isn't a soul in the whole settlement to welcome us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
isn't
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From this reading "I'll bet 13 to 1 that there isn't a soul in the whole settlement to welcome us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
Johns
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
journey
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
key
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
kissed
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
letter
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
MAC
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From this reading BY MAC A'RONY.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
newspaper
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
non-production
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
old
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From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
only
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
Othello
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
passed
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From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
passeth
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
perfume
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
Pod
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
prospective
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
purgatory
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
Pye
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
Pythagoras
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
reached
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
rose
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
seared
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
settlement
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From this reading "I'll bet 13 to 1 that there isn't a soul in the whole settlement to welcome us.
single
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
sleepy
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From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
soul
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From this reading "I'll bet 13 to 1 that there isn't a soul in the whole settlement to welcome us.
St
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
stately
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
sympathy
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'll bet 13 to 1 that there isn't a soul in the whole settlement to welcome us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
there
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From this reading "I'll bet 13 to 1 that there isn't a soul in the whole settlement to welcome us.
thorny
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
time
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
train
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
trouble
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
typewriter's
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll bet 13 to 1 that there isn't a soul in the whole settlement to welcome us.
Very
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
waft
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From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
welcome
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From this reading "I'll bet 13 to 1 that there isn't a soul in the whole settlement to welcome us.
well
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From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "What a sleepy old hamlet in which to bid farewell to earth!" he muttered dejectedly, as we passed the first house.
whole
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From this reading "I'll bet 13 to 1 that there isn't a soul in the whole settlement to welcome us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The great and only Pythagoras Pod, D. D. (donkey driver), passeth through with his stately train and entereth the seared and thorny purgatory of the desert without the perfume of a single rose to waft to him its balm of comforting sympathy."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Very good; well kissed! an excellent courtesy.--_Othello._ By the time our caravan reached St. Johns, Pye Pod was bewailing his failure to discover the key to his typewriter's character, the non-production of his newspaper letter, and the forfeiture of the check it would have brought him; besides, he was borrowing trouble by deploring his prospective desert journey ere it had begun.
