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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 When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
blue
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
boarded
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From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
came
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
CHEDCOMBE
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
comes
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From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
coming
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
considering
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
eyes
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
go
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From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
going
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From this reading "He's not going to take his meals here, is he?"
gone
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From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
ground
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
hadn't
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From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
he's
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From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
home
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From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
inn
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From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
joking
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
Jone
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From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
Letter
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
live
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
lodge
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From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
lodger
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From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
looking
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From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
meals
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From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
meant
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
mile
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From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
minute
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From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
more
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From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
Mr
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From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He's not going to take his meals here, is he?"
Number
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
only
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From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
out
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From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
pockets
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
Poplington
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From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
remembered
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From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
said
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
Six
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
SOMERSETSHIRE
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
taking
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From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To be sure, she only asked me to lodge him, but as the inn is more than half a mile from here, he may want to be boarded.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
thinks
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From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
very
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From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
walk
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From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
want
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From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But this will have to be found out when he comes, and when Jone comes home it will have to be found out what he thinks about my taking a lodger while he's out taking a walk.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Letter Number Six_ CHEDCOMBE, SOMERSETSHIRE When Jone came home and I told him a gentleman was coming to live with us, he thought at first I was joking; and when he found out that I meant what I said he looked very blue, and stood with his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the ground, considering.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When they had gone and I had stood looking after them for about a minute, I remembered I hadn't asked whether Mr. Poplington would want to take his meals here, or whether he would go to the inn for them.
