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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 KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
agreeable
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From this reading I mean, for me: of course the place was all right and agreeable enough for Sandy, for she had been used to high life all her days.
air
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
all
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From this reading I mean, for me: of course the place was all right and agreeable enough for Sandy, for she had been used to high life all her days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
barrels-ful
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I mean, for me: of course the place was all right and agreeable enough for Sandy, for she had been used to high life all her days.
blessed
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
bright
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From this reading KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
buzzard-roost
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
castle
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
consequences
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From this reading Poor girl, her jaws had had a wearisome rest now for a while, and I was expecting to get the consequences.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mean, for me: of course the place was all right and agreeable enough for Sandy, for she had been used to high life all her days.
days
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
dew-fashioned
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
double
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
early
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From this reading KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
earned
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
enough
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From this reading I mean, for me: of course the place was all right and agreeable enough for Sandy, for she had been used to high life all her days.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Poor girl, her jaws had had a wearisome rest now for a while, and I was expecting to get the consequences.
felt
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
foolishnesses
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
get
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From this reading Poor girl, her jaws had had a wearisome rest now for a while, and I was expecting to get the consequences.
gigantic
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
girl
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From this reading Poor girl, her jaws had had a wearisome rest now for a while, and I was expecting to get the consequences.
God's
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I mean, for me: of course the place was all right and agreeable enough for Sandy, for she had been used to high life all her days.
helpfully
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I mean, for me: of course the place was all right and agreeable enough for Sandy, for she had been used to high life all her days.
high
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From this reading I mean, for me: of course the place was all right and agreeable enough for Sandy, for she had been used to high life all her days.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
intolerable
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
jaws
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From this reading Poor girl, her jaws had had a wearisome rest now for a while, and I was expecting to get the consequences.
KNIGHT-ERRANTRY
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From this reading KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mean, for me: of course the place was all right and agreeable enough for Sandy, for she had been used to high life all her days.
lungs
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
luscious
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I mean, for me: of course the place was all right and agreeable enough for Sandy, for she had been used to high life all her days.
mean
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From this reading I mean, for me: of course the place was all right and agreeable enough for Sandy, for she had been used to high life all her days.
mightily
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
mill
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
moral
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
more
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
most
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
now
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From this reading Poor girl, her jaws had had a wearisome rest now for a while, and I was expecting to get the consequences.
occasion
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
old
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
once
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
one's
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
pang
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
physical
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
place
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From this reading I mean, for me: of course the place was all right and agreeable enough for Sandy, for she had been used to high life all her days.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor girl, her jaws had had a wearisome rest now for a while, and I was expecting to get the consequences.
reinforced
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor girl, her jaws had had a wearisome rest now for a while, and I was expecting to get the consequences.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mean, for me: of course the place was all right and agreeable enough for Sandy, for she had been used to high life all her days.
road
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From this reading KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
Sandy
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From this reading KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I mean, for me: of course the place was all right and agreeable enough for Sandy, for she had been used to high life all her days.
size
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
started
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
stenches
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
suffocating
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
supported
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
TRADE
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From this reading KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
two
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
untainted
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
up
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
used
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From this reading I mean, for me: of course the place was all right and agreeable enough for Sandy, for she had been used to high life all her days.
wanted
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
wearisome
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From this reading Poor girl, her jaws had had a wearisome rest now for a while, and I was expecting to get the consequences.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE Sandy and I were on the road again, next morning, bright and early.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Poor girl, her jaws had had a wearisome rest now for a while, and I was expecting to get the consequences.
whole
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
wisdoms
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
woodland-scented
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From this reading It was so good to open up one's lungs and take in whole luscious barrels-ful of the blessed God's untainted, dew-fashioned, woodland-scented air once more, after suffocating body and mind for two days and nights in the moral and physical stenches of that intolerable old buzzard-roost!
work
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
worth
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From this reading I was right; but she had stood by me most helpfully in the castle, and had mightily supported and reinforced me with gigantic foolishnesses which were worth more for the occasion than wisdoms double their size; so I thought she had earned a right to work her mill for a while, if she wanted to, and I felt not a pang when she started it up:
