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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 EDUCATION The education of our hero, Edward Waverley, was of a nature somewhat desultory.
air
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From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
ambition
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
any
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
attendance
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This might have been remedied, had his father placed him under the superintendence of a permanent tutor.
burdened
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From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
called
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
change
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
choosing
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From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
considered
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From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
desultory
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From this reading EDUCATION The education of our hero, Edward Waverley, was of a nature somewhat desultory.
disagreeable
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From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
duties
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
EDUCATION
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From this reading EDUCATION The education of our hero, Edward Waverley, was of a nature somewhat desultory.
Edward
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From this reading EDUCATION The education of our hero, Edward Waverley, was of a nature somewhat desultory.
eight
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
Everard
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From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
experienced
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
family
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From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
father
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This might have been remedied, had his father placed him under the superintendence of a permanent tutor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This might have been remedied, had his father placed him under the superintendence of a permanent tutor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
health
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From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
hero
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From this reading EDUCATION The education of our hero, Edward Waverley, was of a nature somewhat desultory.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This might have been remedied, had his father placed him under the superintendence of a permanent tutor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
infancy
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From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
inmate
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From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
instructors
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
interest
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
lessons
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
London
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From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
made
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From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
matter
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From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This might have been remedied, had his father placed him under the superintendence of a permanent tutor.
months
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
nature
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From this reading EDUCATION The education of our hero, Edward Waverley, was of a nature somewhat desultory.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EDUCATION The education of our hero, Edward Waverley, was of a nature somewhat desultory.
official
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading EDUCATION The education of our hero, Edward Waverley, was of a nature somewhat desultory.
Parliament
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
permanent
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From this reading This might have been remedied, had his father placed him under the superintendence of a permanent tutor.
placed
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From this reading This might have been remedied, had his father placed him under the superintendence of a permanent tutor.
plans
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
political
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From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
probably
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From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
prosecution
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
remedied
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From this reading This might have been remedied, had his father placed him under the superintendence of a permanent tutor.
residence
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
selection
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From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
Sir
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From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
somewhat
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From this reading EDUCATION The education of our hero, Edward Waverley, was of a nature somewhat desultory.
soon
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
spy
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From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
suffer
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From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
suffered
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From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
superintendence
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From this reading This might have been remedied, had his father placed him under the superintendence of a permanent tutor.
supposed
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From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EDUCATION The education of our hero, Edward Waverley, was of a nature somewhat desultory.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This might have been remedied, had his father placed him under the superintendence of a permanent tutor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
total
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
town
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
transferred
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
tutor
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From this reading This might have been remedied, had his father placed him under the superintendence of a permanent tutor.
unacceptable
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From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This might have been remedied, had his father placed him under the superintendence of a permanent tutor.
usual
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EDUCATION The education of our hero, Edward Waverley, was of a nature somewhat desultory.
Waverley
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From this reading EDUCATION The education of our hero, Edward Waverley, was of a nature somewhat desultory.
Waverley-Honour
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
well
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In infancy, his health suffered, or was supposed to suffer (which is quite the same thing), by the air of London.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But he considered that one of his choosing would probably have been unacceptable at Waverley-Honour, and that such a selection as Sir Everard might have made, were the matter left to him, would have burdened him with a disagreeable inmate, if not a political spy, in his family.
year
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as official duties, attendance on Parliament, or the prosecution of any of his plans of interest or ambition, called his father to town, which was his usual residence for eight months in the year, Edward was transferred to Waverley-Honour, and experienced a total change of instructors and of lessons, as well as of residence.
