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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 Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
absent-mindedly
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From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
admitted
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From this reading And twice he was called back to correct mistakes which he admitted were his own with an humbleness that was alarming to the complainant.
ahead
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
alarming
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From this reading And twice he was called back to correct mistakes which he admitted were his own with an humbleness that was alarming to the complainant.
all
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From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
allowed
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And twice he was called back to correct mistakes which he admitted were his own with an humbleness that was alarming to the complainant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
any
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From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
awakening
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From this reading But then, too, in all those years no day had ever equalled the bitter awakening of that morning.
back
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From this reading And twice he was called back to correct mistakes which he admitted were his own with an humbleness that was alarming to the complainant.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
bitter
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From this reading But then, too, in all those years no day had ever equalled the bitter awakening of that morning.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then, too, in all those years no day had ever equalled the bitter awakening of that morning.
called
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From this reading And twice he was called back to correct mistakes which he admitted were his own with an humbleness that was alarming to the complainant.
circumstances
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From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
complainant
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From this reading And twice he was called back to correct mistakes which he admitted were his own with an humbleness that was alarming to the complainant.
correct
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From this reading And twice he was called back to correct mistakes which he admitted were his own with an humbleness that was alarming to the complainant.
cropping
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From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
customary
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From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
dash
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
day
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From this reading But then, too, in all those years no day had ever equalled the bitter awakening of that morning.
days
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From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
drove
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
dug
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From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
equalled
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From this reading But then, too, in all those years no day had ever equalled the bitter awakening of that morning.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But then, too, in all those years no day had ever equalled the bitter awakening of that morning.
extenuating
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From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
failed
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From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
fashion
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
fat
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
fell
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From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
grass
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From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
heat
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From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
humbleness
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From this reading And twice he was called back to correct mistakes which he admitted were his own with an humbleness that was alarming to the complainant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
Jerry
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
leather
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
looped
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
made
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From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
mail
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From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
mare
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
mechanically
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From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
merely
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From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
mistakes
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From this reading And twice he was called back to correct mistakes which he admitted were his own with an humbleness that was alarming to the complainant.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
much
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From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But then, too, in all those years no day had ever equalled the bitter awakening of that morning.
numbed
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
occur
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From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
Old
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
own
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
pace
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
packet
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From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
plead
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From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
proper
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From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
rather
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
reins
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
roadside
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From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
route
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
sat
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
searched
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From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
seat
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
service
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From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
slip
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From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
staccato
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From this reading In all the days of his service he had never before failed to plead extenuating circumstances for any slip that might occur--and to plead with much heat and staccato eloquence.
staring
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
stops
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From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
straight
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
then
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From this reading But then, too, in all those years no day had ever equalled the bitter awakening of that morning.
there
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But then, too, in all those years no day had ever equalled the bitter awakening of that morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
too
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From this reading But then, too, in all those years no day had ever equalled the bitter awakening of that morning.
trancelike
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
twice
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From this reading And twice he was called back to correct mistakes which he admitted were his own with an humbleness that was alarming to the complainant.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And twice he was called back to correct mistakes which he admitted were his own with an humbleness that was alarming to the complainant.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And twice he was called back to correct mistakes which he admitted were his own with an humbleness that was alarming to the complainant.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was she who made the customary stops; he merely dug absent-mindedly beneath the seat whenever she fell to cropping grass at the roadside, and searched mechanically for the proper packet of mail.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
worn-out
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From this reading Old Jerry drove his route that morning in a numbed, trancelike fashion; or, rather, he sat there upon the worn-out leather seat with the reins looped over the dash, staring straight ahead of him, and allowed the fat old mare to take her own pace.
years
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From this reading But then, too, in all those years no day had ever equalled the bitter awakening of that morning.
