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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 curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
admirable
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
admitted
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
agreed
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
all
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
approaching
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From this reading But the two had not met, and consequently the curate viewed the approaching train with lively, though secret, curiosity.
arrived
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From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
black
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From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
bush
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From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the two had not met, and consequently the curate viewed the approaching train with lively, though secret, curiosity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
came
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From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
chagrin
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
Claversham
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From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
Clode
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From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
concealed
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
consequently
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From this reading But the two had not met, and consequently the curate viewed the approaching train with lively, though secret, curiosity.
curate
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From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
curiosity
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From this reading But the two had not met, and consequently the curate viewed the approaching train with lively, though secret, curiosity.
dark
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From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
enjoying
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
face
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From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
forehead
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From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
furniture
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From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
gave
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
hair
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From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
head
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
illness
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
importance
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
incumbent
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From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
later
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From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
latter
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From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
letter
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From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
Lindo
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From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
lively
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From this reading But the two had not met, and consequently the curate viewed the approaching train with lively, though secret, curiosity.
locum
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
made
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From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
man
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From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
met
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From this reading But the two had not met, and consequently the curate viewed the approaching train with lively, though secret, curiosity.
More
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From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
Mr
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
naturally
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
new
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the two had not met, and consequently the curate viewed the approaching train with lively, though secret, curiosity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
old
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
old-fashioned
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From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
other
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From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
platform
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From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
rector
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From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
Rev
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From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
rugged
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From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading But the two had not met, and consequently the curate viewed the approaching train with lively, though secret, curiosity.
securing
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From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
set
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
skill
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
somewhat
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From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
station
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From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
Stephen
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From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
stiff
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From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
strong
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From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
tall
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From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
tenens
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
thirty
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From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
three
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
town
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
train
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From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
two
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From this reading But the two had not met, and consequently the curate viewed the approaching train with lively, though secret, curiosity.
up
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From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
useful
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From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
very
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From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
viewed
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From this reading But the two had not met, and consequently the curate viewed the approaching train with lively, though secret, curiosity.
waiting
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From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
ways
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From this reading More than one letter had passed between him and the new incumbent, and, in securing for the latter Mr. Williams’s good old-fashioned furniture, and in other ways, he had made himself very useful to Lindo.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Long before the later train by which the rector came on arrived at the Claversham station, the Rev. Stephen Clode was waiting on the platform.
Williams's
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The curate was a tall, dark man, somewhat over thirty, with a strong rugged face and a bush of stiff black hair standing up from his forehead.
years
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From this reading He had been at Claversham three years, enjoying all the importance which old Mr. Williams’s long illness naturally gave to his curate and _locum tenens_; and, though the town was agreed that his chagrin at having a new rector set over his head was great, it must be admitted that he concealed it with admirable skill.
