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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 IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
all
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From this reading He looked as though he would eat too much; and to a man as mean as Jacob, this was the sum total of all enormities.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He evidently did not like his appearance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
back
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From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
bad
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
barn
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
boy
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
character
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
COUNTER
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
curiosity
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From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
decayed
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
deemed
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
desperate
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He evidently did not like his appearance.
distrust
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From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
earned
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
eat
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From this reading He looked as though he would eat too much; and to a man as mean as Jacob, this was the sum total of all enormities.
enormities
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From this reading He looked as though he would eat too much; and to a man as mean as Jacob, this was the sum total of all enormities.
evidently
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From this reading He evidently did not like his appearance.
EXECUTES
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
FINDS
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
front
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
garden
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From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
glanced
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
HARRY
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
horse
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
hours
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
house
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
Jacob
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
like
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From this reading He evidently did not like his appearance.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked as though he would eat too much; and to a man as mean as Jacob, this was the sum total of all enormities.
man
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From this reading He looked as though he would eat too much; and to a man as mean as Jacob, this was the sum total of all enormities.
master
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
mean
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From this reading He looked as though he would eat too much; and to a man as mean as Jacob, this was the sum total of all enormities.
mingled
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From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
MOVEMENT
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
much
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From this reading He looked as though he would eat too much; and to a man as mean as Jacob, this was the sum total of all enormities.
new
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He evidently did not like his appearance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
old
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
pauper
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
PLACE
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
preceding
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
premises
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
regarding
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From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
reputation
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
said
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
side
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From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
spoke
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From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
Squire
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
straightened
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From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
sum
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From this reading He looked as though he would eat too much; and to a man as mean as Jacob, this was the sum total of all enormities.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
then
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He looked as though he would eat too much; and to a man as mean as Jacob, this was the sum total of all enormities.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He looked as though he would eat too much; and to a man as mean as Jacob, this was the sum total of all enormities.
TIGHT
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked as though he would eat too much; and to a man as mean as Jacob, this was the sum total of all enormities.
too
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From this reading He looked as though he would eat too much; and to a man as mean as Jacob, this was the sum total of all enormities.
total
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From this reading He looked as though he would eat too much; and to a man as mean as Jacob, this was the sum total of all enormities.
twenty-four
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
uneasily
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
unsafe
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From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
Walker
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY FINDS HIMSELF IN A TIGHT PLACE AND EXECUTES A COUNTER MOVEMENT "Jacob, here is the boy," said Squire Walker, as he stopped his horse in front of an old, decayed house.
Wire
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From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Besides, the little pauper had earned a bad reputation within the preceding twenty-four hours, and his new master glanced uneasily at his barn, and then at the boy, as though he deemed it unsafe to have such a desperate character about his premises.
work
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From this reading Jacob Wire was at work in his garden, by the side of the house; and when the squire spoke, he straightened his back, regarding Harry with a look of mingled curiosity and distrust.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He looked as though he would eat too much; and to a man as mean as Jacob, this was the sum total of all enormities.
