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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 A RELATIVE.
allow'd
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From this reading Claim'd kindred there, and had his claims allow'd.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Claim'd kindred there, and had his claims allow'd.
apparition
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
assure
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
breakneck
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
butler
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
chapter
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
choice
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
Claim'd
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From this reading Claim'd kindred there, and had his claims allow'd.
claims
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From this reading Claim'd kindred there, and had his claims allow'd.
coal-heaver
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
crossed
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
d
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
decisive
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
demanded
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From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
described
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
DesertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
draught
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
end
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
Etherington
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
felt
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
Gad
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
Gothard
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Claim'd kindred there, and had his claims allow'd.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Claim'd kindred there, and had his claims allow'd.
honour
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From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
hour
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From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
internal
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From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
kind
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
kindred
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From this reading Claim'd kindred there, and had his claims allow'd.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
late
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From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
Lord
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
makes
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
manner
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
meeting
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
mixture
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From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
Mowbray
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
Mr
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From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
Necessity
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
old
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
painfully
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
peevishness
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From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
piece
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
presented
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
procured
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From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
rather
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
RELATIVE
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From this reading A RELATIVE.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
risk
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
roads
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
rumbling
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
run
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
Saint
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
satisfaction
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From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
Starting
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
suspended
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
there
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From this reading Claim'd kindred there, and had his claims allow'd.
thirsty
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
to-night
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
Touchwood
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From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
trot
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
troublesome
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
undesired
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
unexpected
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
Village
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From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
visit
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From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So it was with a mixture of peevishness and internal satisfaction, that he demanded what had procured him the honour of a visit from Mr. Touchwood at this late hour.
wheelbarrow
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
wife
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
word
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
working
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From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading _Deserted Village._ Starting at the unexpected and undesired apparition which presented itself, in the manner described at the end of the last chapter, Mowbray yet felt, at the same time, a kind of relief, that his meeting with Lord Etherington, painfully decisive as that meeting must be, was for a time suspended.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Necessity, that makes the old wife trot," replied Touchwood; "no choice of mine, I assure you--Gad, Mr. Mowbray, I would rather have crossed Saint Gothard, than run the risk I have done to-night, rumbling through your breakneck roads in that d----d old wheelbarrow.--On my word, I believe I must be troublesome to your butler for a draught of something--I am as thirsty as a coal-heaver that is working by the piece.
