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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 would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
also
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From this reading Popplecourt, Nidderdale, and Gerald Palliser were there also, very obedient, and upon the whole efficient.
amuse
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From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
amusement
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From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Popplecourt, Nidderdale, and Gerald Palliser were there also, very obedient, and upon the whole efficient.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
bound
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From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
cause
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From this reading He was the cause of much trouble to Mr. Dobbes.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
Crummie-Toddie
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From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
Dobbes
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From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
dominion
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From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
efficient
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From this reading Popplecourt, Nidderdale, and Gerald Palliser were there also, very obedient, and upon the whole efficient.
entertain
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From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
Gerald
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From this reading Popplecourt, Nidderdale, and Gerald Palliser were there also, very obedient, and upon the whole efficient.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the cause of much trouble to Mr. Dobbes.
heterodox
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From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
idea
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From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
injurious
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From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
intractable
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From this reading Tregear was intractable, occasional, and untrustworthy.
Killancodlem
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From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
most
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From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
Mr
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From this reading He was the cause of much trouble to Mr. Dobbes.
much
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From this reading He was the cause of much trouble to Mr. Dobbes.
Nidderdale
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From this reading Popplecourt, Nidderdale, and Gerald Palliser were there also, very obedient, and upon the whole efficient.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
obedient
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From this reading Popplecourt, Nidderdale, and Gerald Palliser were there also, very obedient, and upon the whole efficient.
occasional
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From this reading Tregear was intractable, occasional, and untrustworthy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
Palliser
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From this reading Popplecourt, Nidderdale, and Gerald Palliser were there also, very obedient, and upon the whole efficient.
Popplecourt
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From this reading Popplecourt, Nidderdale, and Gerald Palliser were there also, very obedient, and upon the whole efficient.
Reginald
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From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
second
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From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
September
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From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
Silverbridge
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From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
there
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From this reading Popplecourt, Nidderdale, and Gerald Palliser were there also, very obedient, and upon the whole efficient.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was the cause of much trouble to Mr. Dobbes.
Tregear
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From this reading Tregear was intractable, occasional, and untrustworthy.
trouble
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From this reading He was the cause of much trouble to Mr. Dobbes.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
untrustworthy
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From this reading Tregear was intractable, occasional, and untrustworthy.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Popplecourt, Nidderdale, and Gerald Palliser were there also, very obedient, and upon the whole efficient.
very
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From this reading Popplecourt, Nidderdale, and Gerald Palliser were there also, very obedient, and upon the whole efficient.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tregear was intractable, occasional, and untrustworthy.
week
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From this reading Again at Killancodlem Silverbridge remained at Crummie-Toddie under the dominion of Reginald Dobbes till the second week in September.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Popplecourt, Nidderdale, and Gerald Palliser were there also, very obedient, and upon the whole efficient.
whole
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From this reading Popplecourt, Nidderdale, and Gerald Palliser were there also, very obedient, and upon the whole efficient.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would entertain a most heterodox and injurious idea that, as he had come to Crummie-Toddie for amusement, he was not bound to do anything that did not amuse him.
