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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 THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
all
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From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Each day that passed was more full of strain for those at Windyhough.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
best
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
business
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
came
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From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
closed
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
COMES
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From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
countering
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
country
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
day
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From this reading Each day that passed was more full of strain for those at Windyhough.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
disastrous
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
dismayed
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
ditch
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
down
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From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each day that passed was more full of strain for those at Windyhough.
end
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
enough
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From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
faith
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
Foster
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From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
full
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From this reading Each day that passed was more full of strain for those at Windyhough.
gone
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From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
guard
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
harassed
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
house
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
husband
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
improved
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From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
keen
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From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
kept
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
Lady
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
lying
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
marksmanship
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From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
meeting
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From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
men
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
mimic
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
moor
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From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
more
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From this reading Each day that passed was more full of strain for those at Windyhough.
musketry
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From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
Nance
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From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
Nance's
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
NEARLY
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From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
odds
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
old
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From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each day that passed was more full of strain for those at Windyhough.
patience
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
practised
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From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
return
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
ride
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From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
rivalry
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From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
Royd's
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
ruined
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From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
Rupert
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From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
secure
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
shot
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
Simon
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From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
some
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
soul
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
south
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
spaniel
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
strain
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From this reading Each day that passed was more full of strain for those at Windyhough.
TALE
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From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
taunt
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
there
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
thorough
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Each day that passed was more full of strain for those at Windyhough.
three
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
tired
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
together
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From this reading They practised musketry together, she and Rupert and old Simon Foster; and the rivalry between them, keen enough, improved their marksmanship.
toy
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
trust
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
UnderwoodnounUS /ˈʌndərwʊd/
plants and bushes growing beneath taller trees
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
untiring
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
warfare
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each day that passed was more full of strain for those at Windyhough.
way
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
week
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From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
week's
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
WINDYHOUGH
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From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE TALE COMES TO WINDYHOUGH NEARLY a week had gone since Nance came down from her ride on the moor, from the meeting with Will Underwood that had ruined one dream of her life for good and all.
wonder
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
yapping
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From this reading But as each short day closed in there was the return to the silence of the house at Windyhough, to Lady Royd’s wonder if her husband were lying dead in some south country ditch, to the yapping of the toy spaniel that harassed Rupert because, soul and body, he was tired of mimic warfare.
zeal
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From this reading At the week’s end Rupert was the best shot of the three; it was his way to be thorough, and to this business of countering Nance’s taunt--that she could not trust her men to guard her--he brought the same untiring zeal, the patience not to be dismayed, that had kept his faith secure against disastrous odds.
