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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 Rufford was a good deal moved as to the trial of Mr. Scrobby.
acres
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From this reading He had then taken a house with a few acres of land, lying between Rufford and Rufford Hall,--the property of Lord Rufford, and had commenced genteel life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Scrobby was a man who not long since had held his head up in Rufford and had the reputation of a well-to-do tradesman.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rufford was a good deal moved as to the trial of Mr. Scrobby.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had then taken a house with a few acres of land, lying between Rufford and Rufford Hall,--the property of Lord Rufford, and had commenced genteel life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
chronicled
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From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
commenced
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From this reading He had then taken a house with a few acres of land, lying between Rufford and Rufford Hall,--the property of Lord Rufford, and had commenced genteel life.
competence
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From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
deal
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From this reading Rufford was a good deal moved as to the trial of Mr. Scrobby.
doubted
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From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
Enemies
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From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
events
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From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
few
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From this reading He had then taken a house with a few acres of land, lying between Rufford and Rufford Hall,--the property of Lord Rufford, and had commenced genteel life.
genteel
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From this reading He had then taken a house with a few acres of land, lying between Rufford and Rufford Hall,--the property of Lord Rufford, and had commenced genteel life.
gone
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From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rufford was a good deal moved as to the trial of Mr. Scrobby.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Scrobby was a man who not long since had held his head up in Rufford and had the reputation of a well-to-do tradesman.
Hall
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From this reading He had then taken a house with a few acres of land, lying between Rufford and Rufford Hall,--the property of Lord Rufford, and had commenced genteel life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
head
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From this reading Mr. Scrobby was a man who not long since had held his head up in Rufford and had the reputation of a well-to-do tradesman.
held
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From this reading Mr. Scrobby was a man who not long since had held his head up in Rufford and had the reputation of a well-to-do tradesman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Scrobby was a man who not long since had held his head up in Rufford and had the reputation of a well-to-do tradesman.
house
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From this reading He had then taken a house with a few acres of land, lying between Rufford and Rufford Hall,--the property of Lord Rufford, and had commenced genteel life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Scrobby was a man who not long since had held his head up in Rufford and had the reputation of a well-to-do tradesman.
land
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From this reading He had then taken a house with a few acres of land, lying between Rufford and Rufford Hall,--the property of Lord Rufford, and had commenced genteel life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had then taken a house with a few acres of land, lying between Rufford and Rufford Hall,--the property of Lord Rufford, and had commenced genteel life.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Scrobby was a man who not long since had held his head up in Rufford and had the reputation of a well-to-do tradesman.
Lord
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From this reading He had then taken a house with a few acres of land, lying between Rufford and Rufford Hall,--the property of Lord Rufford, and had commenced genteel life.
lying
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From this reading He had then taken a house with a few acres of land, lying between Rufford and Rufford Hall,--the property of Lord Rufford, and had commenced genteel life.
man
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From this reading Mr. Scrobby was a man who not long since had held his head up in Rufford and had the reputation of a well-to-do tradesman.
moved
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From this reading Rufford was a good deal moved as to the trial of Mr. Scrobby.
Mr
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From this reading Rufford was a good deal moved as to the trial of Mr. Scrobby.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Scrobby was a man who not long since had held his head up in Rufford and had the reputation of a well-to-do tradesman.
now
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From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rufford was a good deal moved as to the trial of Mr. Scrobby.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
perhaps
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From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
probity
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From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
property
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From this reading He had then taken a house with a few acres of land, lying between Rufford and Rufford Hall,--the property of Lord Rufford, and had commenced genteel life.
prospered
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From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
reputation
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From this reading Mr. Scrobby was a man who not long since had held his head up in Rufford and had the reputation of a well-to-do tradesman.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
Rufford
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From this reading Rufford was a good deal moved as to the trial of Mr. Scrobby.
Scrobby
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From this reading Rufford was a good deal moved as to the trial of Mr. Scrobby.
SCROBBY'S
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From this reading SCROBBY'S TRIAL.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Mr. Scrobby was a man who not long since had held his head up in Rufford and had the reputation of a well-to-do tradesman.
taken
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From this reading He had then taken a house with a few acres of land, lying between Rufford and Rufford Hall,--the property of Lord Rufford, and had commenced genteel life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rufford was a good deal moved as to the trial of Mr. Scrobby.
then
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From this reading He had then taken a house with a few acres of land, lying between Rufford and Rufford Hall,--the property of Lord Rufford, and had commenced genteel life.
three
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From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rufford was a good deal moved as to the trial of Mr. Scrobby.
tradesman
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From this reading Mr. Scrobby was a man who not long since had held his head up in Rufford and had the reputation of a well-to-do tradesman.
TRIAL
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From this reading SCROBBY'S TRIAL.
two
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From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
up
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From this reading Mr. Scrobby was a man who not long since had held his head up in Rufford and had the reputation of a well-to-do tradesman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rufford was a good deal moved as to the trial of Mr. Scrobby.
well-to-do
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From this reading Mr. Scrobby was a man who not long since had held his head up in Rufford and had the reputation of a well-to-do tradesman.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Scrobby was a man who not long since had held his head up in Rufford and had the reputation of a well-to-do tradesman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had then taken a house with a few acres of land, lying between Rufford and Rufford Hall,--the property of Lord Rufford, and had commenced genteel life.
years
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From this reading Enemies had perhaps doubted his probity; but he had gone on and prospered, and, two or three years before the events which are now chronicled, had retired on a competence.
