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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 Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
age
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From this reading Old age took its toll of Williams at last, and it got him under completely.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old age took its toll of Williams at last, and it got him under completely.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With the breaking up of the stables at Morton came the breaking up of their faithful servant.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘It do be a scandal,’ he was now for ever saying, ‘and ’er such a splendid woman to ’ounds!’
begin
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From this reading And then he would start remembering past glories, while his mind would begin to grieve for Sir Philip.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
breaking
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came
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From this reading With the breaking up of the stables at Morton came the breaking up of their faithful servant.
chair
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
comfortable
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
completely
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From this reading Old age took its toll of Williams at last, and it got him under completely.
cottage
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
cough
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
disconsolate
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘It do be a scandal,’ he was now for ever saying, ‘and ’er such a splendid woman to ’ounds!’
er
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From this reading ‘It do be a scandal,’ he was now for ever saying, ‘and ’er such a splendid woman to ’ounds!’
ever
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From this reading ‘It do be a scandal,’ he was now for ever saying, ‘and ’er such a splendid woman to ’ounds!’
faithful
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From this reading With the breaking up of the stables at Morton came the breaking up of their faithful servant.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘It do be a scandal,’ he was now for ever saying, ‘and ’er such a splendid woman to ’ounds!’
garden
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
glories
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From this reading And then he would start remembering past glories, while his mind would begin to grieve for Sir Philip.
gone
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
got
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From this reading Old age took its toll of Williams at last, and it got him under completely.
grieve
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From this reading And then he would start remembering past glories, while his mind would begin to grieve for Sir Philip.
grumble
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
heart
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old age took its toll of Williams at last, and it got him under completely.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Old age took its toll of Williams at last, and it got him under completely.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Old age took its toll of Williams at last, and it got him under completely.
knees
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
last
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From this reading Old age took its toll of Williams at last, and it got him under completely.
limb
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
little
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And then he would start remembering past glories, while his mind would begin to grieve for Sir Philip.
Morton
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now
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From this reading ‘It do be a scandal,’ he was now for ever saying, ‘and ’er such a splendid woman to ’ounds!’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the breaking up of the stables at Morton came the breaking up of their faithful servant.
Old
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From this reading Old age took its toll of Williams at last, and it got him under completely.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
ounds
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From this reading ‘It do be a scandal,’ he was now for ever saying, ‘and ’er such a splendid woman to ’ounds!’
past
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From this reading And then he would start remembering past glories, while his mind would begin to grieve for Sir Philip.
pension
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
Philip
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From this reading And then he would start remembering past glories, while his mind would begin to grieve for Sir Philip.
pipes
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
remembering
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From this reading And then he would start remembering past glories, while his mind would begin to grieve for Sir Philip.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
rug
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
saying
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From this reading ‘It do be a scandal,’ he was now for ever saying, ‘and ’er such a splendid woman to ’ounds!’
scandal
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From this reading ‘It do be a scandal,’ he was now for ever saying, ‘and ’er such a splendid woman to ’ounds!’
seated
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
servant
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From this reading With the breaking up of the stables at Morton came the breaking up of their faithful servant.
Sir
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From this reading And then he would start remembering past glories, while his mind would begin to grieve for Sir Philip.
smoke
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
Sore
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
splendid
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From this reading ‘It do be a scandal,’ he was now for ever saying, ‘and ’er such a splendid woman to ’ounds!’
stables
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From this reading With the breaking up of the stables at Morton came the breaking up of their faithful servant.
start
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From this reading And then he would start remembering past glories, while his mind would begin to grieve for Sir Philip.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading ‘It do be a scandal,’ he was now for ever saying, ‘and ’er such a splendid woman to ’ounds!’
summer
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the breaking up of the stables at Morton came the breaking up of their faithful servant.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With the breaking up of the stables at Morton came the breaking up of their faithful servant.
then
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From this reading And then he would start remembering past glories, while his mind would begin to grieve for Sir Philip.
there
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
toll
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From this reading Old age took its toll of Williams at last, and it got him under completely.
took
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From this reading Old age took its toll of Williams at last, and it got him under completely.
trim
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Old age took its toll of Williams at last, and it got him under completely.
up
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From this reading With the breaking up of the stables at Morton came the breaking up of their faithful servant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘It do be a scandal,’ he was now for ever saying, ‘and ’er such a splendid woman to ’ounds!’
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And then he would start remembering past glories, while his mind would begin to grieve for Sir Philip.
Williams
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From this reading Old age took its toll of Williams at last, and it got him under completely.
wind
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
winter
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the breaking up of the stables at Morton came the breaking up of their faithful servant.
woman
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From this reading ‘It do be a scandal,’ he was now for ever saying, ‘and ’er such a splendid woman to ’ounds!’
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And then he would start remembering past glories, while his mind would begin to grieve for Sir Philip.
wrapped
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From this reading Sore at heart and gone in both wind and limb, he retired with a pension to his comfortable cottage; there to cough and grumble throughout the winter, or to smoke disconsolate pipes through the summer, seated on a chair in his trim little garden with a rug wrapped around his knees.
