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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 Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
air
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From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am not so sure of that, sir,” put in Lady Royd, with sharpness and a hint of coquetry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
beauty
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From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
bringing
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From this reading “We owe you a great debt for bringing in the news,” Sir Jasper was saying.
cannot
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From this reading Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
carries
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From this reading Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
coquetry
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From this reading “I am not so sure of that, sir,” put in Lady Royd, with sharpness and a hint of coquetry.
debt
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From this reading “We owe you a great debt for bringing in the news,” Sir Jasper was saying.
DOWN
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
firs
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
five-and-forty
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From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We owe you a great debt for bringing in the news,” Sir Jasper was saying.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
gables
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
girlish
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From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We owe you a great debt for bringing in the news,” Sir Jasper was saying.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
hastily
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From this reading Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
hearth
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From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
hint
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From this reading “I am not so sure of that, sir,” put in Lady Royd, with sharpness and a hint of coquetry.
house
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am not so sure of that, sir,” put in Lady Royd, with sharpness and a hint of coquetry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We owe you a great debt for bringing in the news,” Sir Jasper was saying.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
Jasper
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
kept
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From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
listening
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
man
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From this reading Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
messenger
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
Muirhouse
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From this reading Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
news
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From this reading “We owe you a great debt for bringing in the news,” Sir Jasper was saying.
NIGHT-RIDER
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I am not so sure of that, sir,” put in Lady Royd, with sharpness and a hint of coquetry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
old
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
Oliphant
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From this reading Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
other
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From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
owe
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From this reading “We owe you a great debt for bringing in the news,” Sir Jasper was saying.
petulance
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From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
put
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From this reading “I am not so sure of that, sir,” put in Lady Royd, with sharpness and a hint of coquetry.
ridden
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
Roger's
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
Royd
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
saddle
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From this reading Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
sat
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
saying
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From this reading “We owe you a great debt for bringing in the news,” Sir Jasper was saying.
sharpness
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From this reading “I am not so sure of that, sir,” put in Lady Royd, with sharpness and a hint of coquetry.
shelter
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
side
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From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
Sir
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
sit
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From this reading Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I am not so sure of that, sir,” put in Lady Royd, with sharpness and a hint of coquetry.
some
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From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
Squire
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
supping
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From this reading Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am not so sure of that, sir,” put in Lady Royd, with sharpness and a hint of coquetry.
sycamores
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am not so sure of that, sir,” put in Lady Royd, with sharpness and a hint of coquetry.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
thrust
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Oliphant of Muirhouse stood between them, after supping hastily, with the air of a man who cannot sit unless the saddle carries him.
up
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We owe you a great debt for bringing in the news,” Sir Jasper was saying.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We owe you a great debt for bringing in the news,” Sir Jasper was saying.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
wilfulness
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From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
Windyhough
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From this reading THE NIGHT-RIDER DOWN at Windyhough, where the old house thrust its gables up into the shelter of its firs and leafless sycamores, Sir Jasper Royd sat listening to the messenger who had ridden from Squire Roger’s.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Royd, who kept her beauty still at five-and-forty, and with it some air of girlish petulance and wilfulness, sat on the other side of the hearth.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We owe you a great debt for bringing in the news,” Sir Jasper was saying.
