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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 ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.
aloof
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From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
attack
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From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
bandages
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
Causleen
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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.
chill
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From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.
constantly
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From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
days
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
face
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From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
fear
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From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
fretted
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
Garsykes
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From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.
handling
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
Hardcastle
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
house
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From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.
hurt
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.
infirmity
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From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
knee
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
met
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From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
old
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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
peat
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
pedlar
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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.
promised
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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.
Rebecca
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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.
Rebecca's
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
ROPE-END
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
rush
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From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
service
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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.
shelter
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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.
simples
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
skill
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
slowly
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
There
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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
TREE
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
trusting
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From this reading There was the pedlar, trusting to the shelter he had promised him—and Rebecca, old in service—and Causleen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
way
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading She was aloof and chill whenever they met about the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The fear was on him constantly that Garsykes would hear of his infirmity and rush to the attack before his strength returned to face it.
yielded
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From this reading A ROPE-END AND A TREE I Hardcastle fretted during the next days, because the hurt to his knee yielded slowly even to Rebecca’s skill with peat and simples and the right way of handling bandages.
