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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 On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Visit to the Landlord--His Mortifications--Hunter and his Clan--Resolution.
appeared
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
Belle
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From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
breakfastingverbUS /ˈbrɛkfəstɪŋ/
eating the morning meal in a specific situation in this story
From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
brushed
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
changing
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From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
Clan
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From this reading Visit to the Landlord--His Mortifications--Hunter and his Clan--Resolution.
communicated
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From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
customers
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
day
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From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
departure
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
dingle
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From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
directed
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From this reading I therefore directed my steps to the house, and on entering it found the landlord standing in the kitchen.
drinking
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
entering
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From this reading I therefore directed my steps to the house, and on entering it found the landlord standing in the kitchen.
fellows
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
following
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From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I therefore directed my steps to the house, and on entering it found the landlord standing in the kitchen.
got
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Visit to the Landlord--His Mortifications--Hunter and his Clan--Resolution.
house
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From this reading I therefore directed my steps to the house, and on entering it found the landlord standing in the kitchen.
Hunter
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From this reading Visit to the Landlord--His Mortifications--Hunter and his Clan--Resolution.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
intention
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From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I therefore directed my steps to the house, and on entering it found the landlord standing in the kitchen.
Just
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
kitchen
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From this reading I therefore directed my steps to the house, and on entering it found the landlord standing in the kitchen.
Landlord
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From this reading Visit to the Landlord--His Mortifications--Hunter and his Clan--Resolution.
lanes
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From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
mean-looking
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
melancholy
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From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
Mortifications
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From this reading Visit to the Landlord--His Mortifications--Hunter and his Clan--Resolution.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I therefore directed my steps to the house, and on entering it found the landlord standing in the kitchen.
neighbouring
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From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
only
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
other
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
past
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
pay
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From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
public-house
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From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
religion
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From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
Resolution
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From this reading Visit to the Landlord--His Mortifications--Hunter and his Clan--Resolution.
saying
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
seen
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From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
silent
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From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
some
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From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I therefore directed my steps to the house, and on entering it found the landlord standing in the kitchen.
steps
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From this reading I therefore directed my steps to the house, and on entering it found the landlord standing in the kitchen.
stroll
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From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
surly
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
tables
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Visit to the Landlord--His Mortifications--Hunter and his Clan--Resolution.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
then
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I therefore directed my steps to the house, and on entering it found the landlord standing in the kitchen.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Visit to the Landlord--His Mortifications--Hunter and his Clan--Resolution.
tone
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
two
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
up
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From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
Visit
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From this reading Visit to the Landlord--His Mortifications--Hunter and his Clan--Resolution.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
