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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 "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
abounded
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From this reading Stubs and stumps abounded, and the fences were of logs, showing that the occupancy was still of recent date.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
acres
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From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
admirable
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From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
afterward
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
all
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
arm
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
arranging
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
ascended
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From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
ascertained
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
bent
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
bowed
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
chair
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
construction
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From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
cultivation
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From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
date
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From this reading Stubs and stumps abounded, and the fences were of logs, showing that the occupancy was still of recent date.
daughters
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
desk
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
extent
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From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
fact
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
family
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
fences
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From this reading Stubs and stumps abounded, and the fences were of logs, showing that the occupancy was still of recent date.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
four
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
half-cleared
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From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
head
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
hopeful
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
just
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
leant
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
leisure
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
level
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From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
like
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
logs
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From this reading Stubs and stumps abounded, and the fences were of logs, showing that the occupancy was still of recent date.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
made
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
makeshift
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From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
Marmion
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
meal
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
mill
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From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
mill-seat
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From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
moment
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
monarch's
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
more
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
nature
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From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
nearly
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From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
numbering
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
occupancy
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From this reading Stubs and stumps abounded, and the fences were of logs, showing that the occupancy was still of recent date.
occupied
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
plainness
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
previously
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
recent
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From this reading Stubs and stumps abounded, and the fences were of logs, showing that the occupancy was still of recent date.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
reverence
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
rude
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From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
rustic
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
said
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
showing
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From this reading Stubs and stumps abounded, and the fences were of logs, showing that the occupancy was still of recent date.
sixty
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From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
some
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From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
sons
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
souls
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
space
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From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
spot
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
squatted
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
squatter
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
stepped
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stubs and stumps abounded, and the fences were of logs, showing that the occupancy was still of recent date.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
Stubs
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From this reading Stubs and stumps abounded, and the fences were of logs, showing that the occupancy was still of recent date.
stumps
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From this reading Stubs and stumps abounded, and the fences were of logs, showing that the occupancy was still of recent date.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
taking
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
there
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
Thousandacres
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
thus
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
toilet
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
twenty
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
unartificial
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From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
very
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From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
well
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From this reading The mill-seat was admirable, nature having done for it nearly all that was required, though the mill itself was as unartificial and makeshift as such a construction very well could be.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Stubs and stumps abounded, and the fences were of logs, showing that the occupancy was still of recent date.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We had ascended to the level of the mill, where was an open, half-cleared space, of some sixty acres in extent, that was under a rude cultivation.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
words
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From this reading "He stepped before the monarch's chair, And stood with rustic plainness there, And little reverence made; Nor head, nor body, bowed nor bent, But on the desk his arm he leant, And words like these he said."--_Marmion._ While the squatter was thus occupied in arranging his toilet, previously to taking his morning meal, I had a moment of leisure to look about in.
years
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From this reading In fact, as I afterward ascertained, Thousandacres, with his family of hopeful sons and daughters, numbering in all more than twenty souls, had squatted at that spot just four years before.
